WHEN STATE LAWMAKERS RECONVENE NEXT YEAR, THERE MAY BE A PROPOSAL TO PUT THE ISSUE OF MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION TO A PUBLIC VOTE. ALBUQUERQUE SENATOR GERALD ORTIZ Y PINO TELLS 770 KKOB HE'S CONSIDERING INTRODUCING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO THAT EFFECT. HE SAYS LEGALIZING RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA COULD SAVE THE STATE A LOT OF MONEY. HE SAYS MONEY AND TIME SPENT ON POLICE TIME, COURT TIME AND PRISON TIME IS PRETTY MUCH WASTED RESOURCES.
ORTIZ Y PINO ADMITS IT COULD BE A LONGSHOT. A MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION BILL DIED IN THE SENATE DURING THE LAST SESSION, ALTHOUGH IT PASSED IN THE HOUSE.
