New Mexico Use of Marijuana Revenues Amendment (2016)

Use of Marijuana Revenues Amendment
Type	Amendment
Origin	Legislature
Topic	Marijuana
Status	Not on the ballot

Not on Ballot
This measure was not put on an election ballot

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The New Mexico Use of Marijuana Revenues Amendment did not appear on the November 8, 2016 ballot in New Mexico as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure would have allowed possession and personal use of marijuana and require the regulation of the production, processing, transportation, sale and taxation of marijuana and hemp. The measure would also require that revenues from marijuana be used for Medicaid programs or drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs.

Text of measure

The full text of the measure can be read here.

Support

The amendment was proposed by Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino (D-12) as Senate Joint Resolution 5.

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the New Mexico Constitution

According to Article XIX of the New Mexico Constitution, a simple majority is required in the legislature to refer the amendment to the ballot.

The bill was introduced in the New Mexico State Senate on January 5, 2016.

The measure was approved by a 6-4 vote in the Senate Rules Committee on February 10, 2016, and was then approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee in a 5-4 vote on February 12, 2016. The bill was defeated in the New Mexico Senate, with a vote of 17-24 on February 14, 2016.

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• New Mexico 2016 ballot measures
• 2016 ballot measures
• New Mexico Legislature

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