New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. –  The medical marijuana industry is growing in New Mexico. Several licensed growers are expected to open new facilities as well as dispensaries in the coming months, which would mean a boost in jobs and the economy, the Albuquerque Journal reported (http://bit.ly/1UM40NC). About $3 million in compensation and salaries was paid out by dispensaries and marijuana growers in the first quarter of 2016. That’s an increase from $2.3 million in the same time 
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BY JOSEPH KOLB (Reuters) – Santa Fe on Wednesday became the latest U.S. city to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana, with lawmakers in the New Mexico capital voting to change local statutes rather than put the issue to a public ballot in November. The Santa Fe City Council voted five to four in favor of revising a law classifying possession of less than one ounce (28 grams) of marijuana as a misdemeanor. The new regulation, 
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