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First cannabis legalization bills filed at Roundhouse

Albuquerque Journal · Dan Boyd · last updated
One of the two measures, Senate Bill 288, filed by Sen. Cliff Pirtle, R-Roswell, would require at least a one-mile buffer between licensed cannabis dispensaries. In contrast, the other bill filed Monday, Senate Bill 13, would put oversight control for legalization duties within the Regulation and Licensing Department, an existing state agency. It would set a 20% sales tax on retail sales of recreational cannabis, which would then be exempt from the gross receipts tax. Unlike other cannabis legalization bills introduced in recent years, the revenue would not be earmarked for any specific state programs, meaning it would be up to lawmakers and the governor to decide how to spend it. Currently, 15 states have legalized recreational cannabis sales to adult users, or are in the process of doing so.
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