{"id":297969,"date":"2017-02-28T09:25:58","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T16:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/?p=297969"},"modified":"2017-02-28T15:05:36","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T22:05:36","slug":"house-committee-snubs-out-bill-to-legalize-pot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2017\/02\/house-committee-snubs-out-bill-to-legalize-pot\/","title":{"rendered":"House committee snubs out bill to legalize pot"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Luis S\u00e1nchez Saturno \/ The New Mexican<\/p>

Rep. Bill McCamley, D-Las Cruces, presents a bill to legalize recreational marijuana at the House Business and Industry Committee on Monday.<\/p><\/div>\n

Legal recreational marijuana won’t be coming to New Mexico anytime soon.<\/p>\n

The House Business and Industry Committee voted 9-1 on Monday to block a bill that would have legalized, taxed and regulated marijuana for adults over 21. The hearing lasted for more than two hours, but it became apparent during the debate that the measure would fail.<\/p>\n

The bill sponsor, Rep. Bill McCamley, D-Las Cruces, tried to persuade the committee by telling members that marijuana legalization in New Mexico is inevitable.<\/p>\n