From the
New Mexico Independent - by Trip Jennings -
Republican
Susana Martinez has said
she would work to repeal New Mexico’s medical marijuana program if she’s elected governor. But undoing the state’s three-year-old medical marijuana law would represent a major undertaking. There are only two routes — through the Legislature or voter referendum — and neither would be easy. If elected governor, Martinez could appoint a secretary of health hostile to the program, officials said. Because governors control executive branch agencies, the state’s chief executive could direct an agency to make regulations so strict that they effectively stop a program’s day-to-day operations. Martinez didn’t answer our questions about whether she might choose such an option if elected governor.
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Martinez has high hopes for repeal of medical marijuana
From the New Mexico Independent - by Trip Jennings - Republican Susana Martinez has said she would work to repeal New Mexico’s medical marijuana program if she’s elected governor. But undoing the state’s three-year-old medical marijuana law would represent a major undertaking. There are only two routes — through the Legislature or voter referendum — and neither would be easy. If elected governor, Martinez could appoint a secretary of health hostile to the program, officials said. Because governors control executive branch agencies, the state’s chief executive could direct an agency to make regulations so strict that they effectively stop a program’s day-to-day operations. Martinez didn’t answer our questions about whether she might choose such an option if elected governor. Read more
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