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This story<\/a> was originally published at City Desk ABQ<\/a>, a NMPBS partner.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Albuquerque City Councilor Nichole Rogers talks with a constituent during community meetings at the International District Library (March 7, 2025 \/ Nichole Rogers)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Elizabeth McCall, City Desk ABQ<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After years in the works, recreational-use cannabis excise tax revenue can now start to be reinvested into Albuquerque communities \u2014 specifically in impoverished areas and toward youth substance use prevention, treatment and recovery services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2023, the City Council approved a bill to use tax revenue from marijuana sales for a permanent Marijuana Equity and Community Reinvestment Fund as a way to invest in those who have been \u201cnegatively impacted by the criminalization of marijuana.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After multiple residents spoke in favor of the initiative during Monday\u2019s council meeting, city councilors approved a bill that lays the groundwork for putting the money to use in the community. The bill \u2014 sponsored by Councilor Kalrissa Pe\u00f1a \u2014 passed on a tight 5-4 vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Yes: Joaqu\u00edn Baca, Tammy Fiebelkkorn, Klarissa Pe\u00f1a, Nichole Rogers and Louie Sanchez<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No: Brook Bassan, Dan Champine, Ren\u00e9e Grout and Dan Lewis]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis money is aside from our budget, it\u2019s a set amount of money that we\u2019re going to be getting every year dedicated to really try to achieve justice where there was injustice,\u201d Pe\u00f1a said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The city anticipates the tax revenue to generate $4.02 million per year. According to Associate Chief Administrative Officer Carla Martinez, the funds will be \u201csplit equally between\u201d the Office of Equity and Inclusion and the Department of Health, Housing and Homelessness to partner with multiple organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe want to ensure that people don\u2019t have to pick medicine over rent, over other things, so it is to help supplement their income,\u201d Martinez said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Office of Equity and Inclusion will use the funds to create a guaranteed basic income pilot program for low-income residents in the International District and the city\u2019s Westside \u2014 specifically to families whose children attend Whittier Elementary School and Carlos Rey Elementary School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe schools were picked for the areas that they are in,\u201d Martinez said during Monday\u2019s meeting. \u201cOne is in the South Valley, one is in the southeast and they particularly have their underrepresented, impoverished neighborhoods and so that\u2019s why they were selected.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a news release from the Office of Equity and Inclusion, two cohorts will get $750 per month for three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe first cohort will consist of 80 households that will receive monthly guaranteed income support of $750 for three years. The second cohort will consist of 20 families and up to 40 opportunity youth,\u201d the release states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Department of Health, Housing and Homelessness will use the funds toward seven programs mainly focusing on youth services that offer substance use prevention, treatment and recovery services. It includes programs from Youth Development Inc., the University of New Mexico\u2019s Young Children\u2019s Health Center and Enlace Communitario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some councilors raised concerns about how the departments will track the program successes or failures and if families are using the money appropriately. Martinez said the participants will fill out surveys and receive financial training and education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s the piece that is with [Office of Equity and Inclusion] related to the guaranteed basic income, and part of that will be tracking absenteeism, so hopefully, these individuals and students will not have chronic absenteeism,\u201d Martinez said. \u201cThe other piece is that they need to participate in the Office of Financial Empowerment, so keeping track of that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Councilor Nichole Rogers, a proponent of the legislation, said data from other communities that have used similar programs show the additional income helps families thrive. Rogers said surveys showed participants used the money toward rent, food and transportation and that participants were fine with the temporary program because \u201cthey were able to get higher income.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rogers recounted a story she heard about a resident of Santa Fe \u2014 which has a basic income pilot program \u2014 who was able to buy a car with the additional money which then led to them getting a higher paying job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis isn\u2019t a handout, this is a hand up to families who don\u2019t qualify a lot of times for regular entitlement programs,\u201d Rogers said. \u201cWe can really take a stance on poverty, because that is the root cause of a lot of the things that we\u2019re facing in our community when it comes to homelessness, crime.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Councilor Dan Lewis questioned why the funds are going to a guaranteed basic income, if there is an income requirement for participants and if they need to be a U.S. citizen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equity and Inclusion Director Sanya Lara said there is no income requirement and the office does not track U.S. citizenship, \u201cso we wouldn\u2019t begin tracking that there either.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith this work, we\u2019d be able to follow through and make sure that people, as they are needing help and needing support while identifying gaps, we\u2019d have the resources to help people to navigate those and give them that mentorship and support,\u201d Lara said. \u201cThis experiment would be really informative to think about, as we pursue this on a longer term scale, how we can make adjustments and iterate from there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This story was originally published at City Desk ABQ<\/a>, a NMPBS partner.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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