After many attempts over what seems like forever, New Mexico has finally passed a law making recreational cannabis use legal for adults. But the rollout is not as simple as lighting a match as special considerations for how this new law will impact New Mexicans must be addressed. It raises a lot of questions: What happens to people with prior cannabis convictions? Who will have access to the emerging industry? How will equity be enacted? And how will this affect you if you don鈥檛 have citizenship status?
In Episode 27, we ask the people of Albuquerque how they feel about weed being legal. We learn about how the new law affects immigrant communities. We hear about the long fight for the Drug Policy Alliance, how one veteran is determined to use grass to help other vets, and we talk to two people whose lives were interrupted because of that so-called 鈥渨ar on drugs.鈥�
GUESTS:
- Kim Chavez Cook, appellate defender,
- Emily Kaltenbach,
- Armando and Aarika,
- Arifa Raza,
- Diana Torres,
- Dick Wilkinson, army veteran and founder of the New Mexico Veterans Cannabis Alliance
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
- Our guests for sharing their experience and expertise with us
- Zelie Pollon, Megan Kamerick, and Taylor Velazquez for pitching in with editing help.
- Jazztone the Producer, Cheo, Dahm Life, Business School, Sun Dog, and Oh Lawd Records for providing music for the show. Khaki, Pope Yesyeyall, and Bigawatt produced some of the show's themes.
No More Normal is brought to you by Your New Mexico Government, a collaboration between 91暗网, and the . Funding for our coverage comes from the New Mexico Local News Fund, the Kellogg Foundation and 91暗网 listeners like you, with support for public media provided by the Thornburg Foundation.
We dedicate this and every episode to the memory of Hannah Colton. We love and miss you Hannah.
