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New Mexico Legalizes Adult-Use Cannabis

Forbes · Will Yakowicz, Forbes Staff · last updated
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed two bills into law on Monday, one legalizing … [+] adult-use cannabis and the other automatically expunging arrest and conviction records for some marijuana offenses. ASSOCIATED PRESS/Morgan LeeNew Mexico became the latest state to legalize recreational cannabis for adults 21 years and older after Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed two bills into law on Monday. Legalized adult-use cannabis is going to change the way we think about New Mexico for the better our workforce, our economy, our future, Governor Lujan Grisham said in a statement. New Mexico is now the 17th state to legalize recreational cannabis. The Land of Enchantments new law came right after New York passed its progressive adult-use law and Virginia lawmakers voted to allow possession and home cultivation starting July 1.