New Mexico moves toward legalizing recreational marijuana
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March 8, 2019
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico took a step toward legalizing recreational marijuana when its House approved a bill that would allow state-run stores and require customers to carry a receipt with their cannabis or face penalties.
The measure, narrowly approved Thursday following a late-night debate, mixes major provisions of a Republican-backed Senate bill that emphasizes aggressive regulation with a draft by Democrats concerned about the U.S. war on drugs.
The 36-34 vote sends the bill to the Democratic-controlled Senate for consideration.
Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has expressed...
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