PENALTIES FOR MARIJUANA POSSESSION IN NEW MEXICO WOULD BE REDUCED UNDER A BILL PASSED BY THE STATE SENATE. ON A 30-8 VOTE, SENATORS APPROVED A DEMOCRATIC-SPONSORED BILL LOWERING THE PENALTY FOR POSSESSING UP TO A HALF-AN-OUNCE OF MARIJUANA TO A 50-DOLLAR FINE FOR A FIRST OFFENSE. MORE AMBITIOUS PROPOSALS TO ALLOW RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA SALES IN THE STATE HAVEN’T COME UP FOR A FLOOR IN THE HOUSE OR SENATE.
