By signing the payments, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham would lengthen authorized leisure pot gross sales within the American Southwest by April 2022, when the New Mexico laws kicks in, and be part of 16 states which have legalized marijuana, principally by means of direct poll initiatives. California and Colorado have been among the many first within the U.S. to legalize marijuana, with Arizona changing into one of many newest within the area to comply with swimsuit earlier this yr. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a legalization invoice Wednesday, and a proposal in Virginia is awaiting the governor’s signature.
