New Mexico Legislation Would Give Voters Chance to Legalize Marijuana, Nullify Federal Prohibition (Tenth Amendment Center)

January 22, 2015Subscribe

New Mexico Legislation Would Give Voters Chance to Legalize Marijuana, Nullify Federal Prohibition

A bill filed last week in New Mexico would allow the voters to amend the state constitution authorizing marijuana to be taxed and regulated similar to alcohol, legalizing the plant, and effectively nullifying the unconstitutional federal prohibition on the same.Senate Joint Resolution 2 (SJR2) was introduced on Jan. 16 by State Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino (D-12) as a proposed alteration to the New Mexico state constitution that would put language into it that authorizes the legalization of marijuana. If this resolution successful, it would ultimately be put to the voters to decide during a future election.

SJR2 would amendment Article 20 of the New Mexico state constitution to read as follows:

Possession and personal use of marijuana shall be lawful by persons twenty-one years of age or older. The legislature shall provide by law for the production, processing, transportation, sale, taxation and acceptable quantities and places of use of marijuana and hemp to protect public health and safety.

Read more here: http://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2015/01/new-mexico-legislation-would-give-voters-chance-to-legalize-marijuana-nullify-federal-prohibition/

New Mexico Legislation Would Give Voters Chance to Legalize Marijuana, Nullify Federal Prohibition (Tenth Amendment Center)

New Mexico Legislation Would Give Voters Chance to Legalize Marijuana, Nullify Federal Prohibition

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