NM gov regrets state didn’t legalize cannabis pre-COVID (Newsletter: April 28, 2020)

MT officials oppose marijuana campaign’s e-sig suit; Civil rights groups push for cannabis biz coronavirus relief; New OR psilocybin campaign strategy Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. (function() { window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { listeners: [], forms: { on: function(evt, cb) { window.mc4wp.listeners.push( { event : evt, callback: cb } ); } } } })(); Email address: Leave this field empty if you’re human: Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… This issue of Marijuana Moment, and our original reporting that is featured in it, are made possible by the generous support of 425 Patreon sponsors. Cannabis industry professionals receive valuable rewards for pledges of $25 and up. Check out the perks of being a sponsor on our Patreon page. https://www.patreon.com/marijuanamoment / TOP THINGS TO KNOW New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) said she especially regrets that lawmakers did not legalize marijuana during this year’s short legislative session—because the revenue could have helped to offset the economic harm caused by the coronavirus pandemic. “If there was ever a time for wishful thinking, I wish we had passed recreational cannabis because that would be $100 million.” Montana’s attorney general and secretary of state are opposing a marijuana legalization campaign’s lawsuit seeking electronic signature gathering during the coronavirus outbreak, blaming activists themselves for starting petitioning too late to succeed. A coalition of groups including ACLU, Human Rights Watch, Lawyers’ Committee for…

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