Michelle Lujan Grisham signaled she will sign a marijuana legalization bill that the state's Democrat-controlled legislature sent to her desk Wednesday, making it the 17th state to legalize the drug and potentially upping pressure on the Biden administration to end federal prohibition. A companion bill will also expunge many past marijuana convictions in the state. NEW YORK IS LATEST STATE TO LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANAGov. Grisham touted the legal industry's economic potential and tax revenues, which will bring in $20 million for the state in 2023, according to the Albuquerque Journal. New York legalized marijuana this week and another legalization bill is currently sitting on the desk of Virginia Gov.

Source: Fox News April 01, 2021 20:26 UTC