Let’s Talk Recovery From Opioid Addiction  KUNM

Let’s Talk New Mexico 8/8, 8a: New Mexicans trying to kick an addiction to opioids have limited places to go for treatment. We’re talking about options for.

Khiron Begins Pre-clinical Medical Cannabis Studies with Leading Academic Institutes in Uruguay  PRNewswire

Patient-focused studies advance progress towards global clinical trials on Khiron strains to treat inflammation, oxidative and nervous system disorders…

Santa Fe company provides help for hemp farmers  Albuquerque Journal

SANTA FE, N.M. — First Crop was founded just this year.

DOH hears public input on medical cannabis changes  New Mexico Political Report

The New Mexico Department of Health on Friday heard public testimony from medical cannabis patients, patient advocates and cannabis producers about …

NM cannabis task force plans to move quickly  Albuquerque Journal

SANTA FE — An effort to craft a bill that could make New Mexico the nation’s 12th state to legalize recreational marijuana use won’t be starting from scratch.

Gov. Lujan Grisham creates cannabis legalization task force  Albuquerque Journal

SANTA FE – Recent attempts to legalize recreational marijuana use in New Mexico have come up short at the Roundhouse, but Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is …

Political winds have shifted in favor of marijuana legalization | TheHill  The Hill

Nearly one in four Americans reside in a jurisdiction where the adult use of cannabis is legal.

Zero citations issued in the year since Albuquerque decriminalized marijuana  KRQE News 13

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s been a year since the City of Albuquerque decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Instead of arrests …

Illegal drug classifications are based on politics not science – report  The Guardian

Global Commission on Drug Policy calls for a reclassification of drugs including cocaine, heroin and cannabis.

New Mexico: New Marijuana Decriminalization Law Goes Into Effect…  NORML Blog

Beginning on Monday, July 1, the personal possession of small amounts of marijuana in New Mexico will no longer be classified as a criminal offense.

Promise of marijuana leads scientists on search for evidence  Yahoo Finance

Marijuana has been shown to help ease pain and a few other health problems, yet two-thirds of U.S. states have decided pot should be legal to treat many other …

NM Cannabis Patient Enrollment on Track to Exceed 80000 by Year End  GlobeNewswire

NMDOH adds six conditions to the program, accelerating the need for more plants statewide.