883 Views EL PASO, TEXAS – The U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector is reminding people that, while New Mexico law allows recreational marijuana use, federal law does not. Border Patrol issued a statement Tuesday reiterating how, under federal law, marijuana is still classified as a prohibited drug.
939 Views SUNLAND PARK, N.M. – When legal recreational marijuana sales begin Friday in New Mexico, the economic impact is expected to be felt all over the state, but a few areas are particularly well-positioned for a big surge in sales.
888 Views Recreational cannabis storefronts opened on Friday, April 1, nearly a year after the legislation was passed in the roundhouse in Santa Fe during the special session to legalize recreational cannabis. The bill allows anyone 21 and over in the state to purchase 2 ounces (about 57 grams) of cannabis flower,
909 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Retail sales of cannabis are set to begin in just a few days. Do you know exactly what’s legal, what’s safe, and what’s a myth? To address some common myths and questions about cannabis in New Mexico, KRQE News 13 spoke with law enforcement and state regulators.
731 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — On the eve of legal recreational cannabis sales in New Mexico, it’s still unclear how much tax revenue the state will make from the industry.
769 Views SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico is bringing sales of recreational marijuana to the doorstep of Texas, the largest prohibition state, as the movement toward broad legalization sweeps up even more of the American West.
776 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – With New Mexico on the doorstep of legalized recreational cannabis, the industry is eager to talk with consumers about a drug that’s been illegal for most of their lives.
840 Views Starting no later than April 1, New Mexicans over the age of 21 can soon buy cannabis at the dispensary. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A new year means new laws are in effect in New Mexico. “Statewide, the minimum wage in New Mexico has increased to $11.50 per hour. This will be particularly impactful in
1,050 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico will provide business loans of up to $250,000 toward small-scale cannabis businesses in an effort to provide economic opportunity to communities that were hit hard by past criminal enforcement of marijuana laws.
768 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A federal raid on a small household marijuana garden on tribal land in northern New Mexico is sowing confusion and resentment about U.S. drug enforcement priorities on Native American lands, as more states roll out legal marketplaces for recreational pot.
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