New Mexico will legalize medical marijuana starting Sunday. Either the state or patients may be able to legally grow their own. However, marijuana possession remains a federal crime in the U.S.
Depending on which news source you read, the state of New Mexico will grow marijuana or approved medical patients may.
The legislature passed the medical marijuana bill into law earlier this year after a decade of lawmakers rejecting the idea. The law allows people suffering from AIDS, cancer, glaucoma and epilepsy to use marijuana for pain relief.
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KOB.com
According to the
Associated Press, the state department of health will control production of marijuana.
It is speculated that legalizing marijuana in New Mexico also will cut down on drug dealing related crimes.
The distribution and use of marijuana are illegal under federal law, and the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2005 in a California case that medical marijuana users can be prosecuted.
According to
KOB.com, medical patients will be allowed to grow seven plants each.
Many other states have legalized the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The concern of some advocates is that states may limit the possession of marijuana
too much.
Paris Hilton's adopted state of California allows medical use of marijuana, which may explain why she told Larry King she does not do drugs.
Medical Marijuana legal in New Mexico
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