RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA WILL REMAIN ILLEGAL IN NEW MEXICO FOR NOW. A BILL LEGALIZING AND TAXING THE DRUG HAS BEEN DEFEATED IN A HOUSE COMMITTEE IN SANTA FE. POLITICAL ANALYST BRIAN SANDEROFF SAYS REPUBLICANS ARE OPPOSED TO THE IDEA, AS ARE MANY RURAL DEMOCRATS WHO AREN’T AS LIBERAL AS THEIR BIG CITY COUNTERPARTS.
EVEN IF THE BILL HAD PASSED, IT WOULD HAVE ALMOST CERTAINLY BEEN VETOED BY GOVERNOR MARTINEZ.
