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New Mexico Recreational Cannabis Bill Heads To Governor’s Desk

The bill to legalize recreational marijuana has passed the Senate 22-15

A bill to legalize recreational marijuana has passed the Senate on a vote of 22-15 Wednesday night. It headed back to the house for a concurrence vote. It quickly passed the house on those amendments. It now heads to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s desk for her to sign into law.

A special session was called for March 30, 2021 by the governor to get this bill “done and done right,” as she said in press conference following the close of the legislative session.

This bill comes with certain safeguards for New Mexico’s medical cannabis program and legal cannabis sales will begin in March 2022.

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