Status: Cannabis is legal for medical use in limited cases but illegal for recreational use.
Most Recent/Upcoming Legislation: House Bill 356
Description: HB 356 is a recreational legalization bill added to 2020 agenda
History of New Mexico Cannabis Legislation
2007: Senate Bill 523 passes 32-3 in the Senate and 36-31 in the House allowing limited medical marijuana use.
2019: House Bill 356 passes 36-34, stalled in Senate Finance Committee.
2019: Senate Bill 323 passes to decriminalize drug paraphernalia.
Senator Martin Heinrich, Democrat
Stance: Pro full legalization on state and federal level.
Phone: (202) 224-5521
Email/Website: www.heinrich.senate.gov/contact
Address: 303 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Next Election: 2024
Senator Tom Udall, Democrat
Stance: Pro full legalization on state level, against federal legalization.
Phone: (202) 224-6621
Email/Website: www.tomudall.senate.gov/?p=contact
Address: 531 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Next Election: 2020
Representative Debra Haaland, Democrat, First District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state and federal level.
Phone: (202) 225-6316
Email/Website: https://haaland.house.gov/
Address: 1237 15 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20515
Representative Xochitl Torres Small, Democrat, Second District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state level, against federal legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-2365
Email/Website: https://torressmall.house.gov/
Address: 430 27 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003
Representative Ben R. Lujan, Democrat, Third District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state level, against federal legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-6190
Email/Website: https://lujan.house.gov/
Address: 2323 45 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515