Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Saturday in the roundhouse there will be a special session called. in an effort to get recreational marijuana legalized. “My hope is that we’ll be back together on March 31,” Gov. Lujan Grisham said. After many debates and amendments to House Bill 12, which would legalize adult-use cannabis, the timer ran out.It didn’t make it to the Senate floor in the last 24 hours. “It’s not really goodbye. It’s take a rest, and I’ll see you soon,” said the governor. This announcement comes at a post-legislative conference inside the chamber. The governor said she feels that the adult use of cannabis measure in House Bill 12 is ready and she feels “very confident” on getting it passed. However, this comes at a cost to taxpayers.”It costs 200 bucks a day for every legislator, and then on top of that our staff, ” Republican Senator Cliff Pirtle said.” Those are things the taxpayer will have to pay for that that we could’ve avoided.”He added something monumental like recreational cannabis needs to get done the right way.”Hopefully we come up with a piece of legislation that the legislature can come up, convene, introduce it and get in and out in at least one or two days,” Sen. Pirtle said.
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Saturday in the roundhouse there will be a special session called. in an effort to get recreational marijuana legalized.
“My hope is that we’ll be back together on March 31,” Gov. Lujan Grisham said.
After many debates and amendments to House Bill 12, which would legalize adult-use cannabis, the timer ran out.
It didn’t make it to the Senate floor in the last 24 hours.
“It’s not really goodbye. It’s take a rest, and I’ll see you soon,” said the governor.
This announcement comes at a post-legislative conference inside the chamber. The governor said she feels that the adult use of cannabis measure in House Bill 12 is ready and she feels “very confident” on getting it passed.
However, this comes at a cost to taxpayers.
“It costs 200 bucks a day for every legislator, and then on top of that our staff, ” Republican Senator Cliff Pirtle said.” Those are things the taxpayer will have to pay for that that we could’ve avoided.”
He added something monumental like recreational cannabis needs to get done the right way.
“Hopefully we come up with a piece of legislation that the legislature can come up, convene, introduce it and get in and out in at least one or two days,” Sen. Pirtle said.