ALTHOUGH A PROPOSAL LEGALIZING RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA IS STILL ALIVE IN THE NEW MEXICO LEGISLATURE, EVEN ITS SPONSOR ACKNOWLEDGES CHANCES ARE SLIM THAT IT’LL PASS THIS YEAR. SENATOR JERRY ORTIZ Y PINO OF ALBUQUERQUE SAYS HIS PROPOSAL WOULD PUT THE ISSUE ON THE BALLOT AS A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
ORTIZ Y PINO SAYS HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS GO TO OUT-OF-STATE DRUG GANGS EVERY YEAR…AND HE’D LIKE TO SEE THAT MONEY STAY IN NEW MEXICO WITH LEGITIMATE BUSINESSES.
