BREAKING NEWS: Marijuana legalization bill headed to House floor

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Marijuana legalization bill headed to House floor
By Dan Boyd / Journal Capitol Bureau Chief
Saturday, February 23rd, 2019 at 4:07pm


SANTA FE — A bill that would make New Mexico the 11th state in the nation — along with Washington DC — to legalize recreational marijuana use is steaming toward the full House after passing its second committee hurdle.

Backers of the measure say it’s inevitable that New Mexico will eventually legalize recreational marijuana use, citing the trend of other states enacting such laws and polls that have shown broad public support for such a policy shift.

“Prohibition has not worked. The war on drugs has been a failure,” said Rep. Javier Martinez, D-Albuquerque, one of the bill’s sponsors. “I believe that by legalizing recreational cannabis we can turn the war on drugs on its head.”

But the House Judiciary Committee’s decision to advance the legislation, House Bill 356, only came after hours of debate Saturday...
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