A bill that would legalize hemp production in New Mexico passed another legislative hurdle on Monday.

A bill that would legalize hemp production in New Mexico passed another legislative hurdle on Monday.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Democratic state lawmakers say the time is ripe for New Mexico to legalize and tax marijuana sales for recreational use as the state grapples with a budget deficit and plunging revenues.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Democratic state lawmakers say the time is ripe for New Mexico to legalize and tax marijuana sales for recreational use as the state grapples with a budget deficit and plunging revenues.

The Land of Enchantment has spent most of 2016 dealing with issues that came with the rapid growth of the state’s medical cannabis program.

The Land of Enchantment has spent most of 2016 dealing with issues that came with the rapid growth of the state’s medical cannabis program.

Vets would be able to sign up for the medical cannabis program without a medical diagnosis.

Vets would be able to sign up for the medical cannabis program without a medical diagnosis.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- On a patch of tribal land in western New Mexico, a company plans to build a $160 million state-of-the-art greenhouse for researching and growing medicinal plants, including marijuana.

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico - It's billed as New Mexico's largest medical marijuana festival. Hundreds gathered on Sunday at the Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds for "CANNAville."

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico family is suing the state's health department claiming that medical marijuana growing limitations hinder producers from making a certain cannabis oil that helps with their infant daughter's rare disorder.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico family is suing the state's health department claiming that medical marijuana growing limitations hinder producers from making a certain cannabis oil that helps with their infant daughter's rare disorder.