The proposed legislation “would narrow the definition of ‘safety-sensitive position’” under the state’s medical cannabis law, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican. Medical and recreational cannabis sales in New Mexico totaled more than $40 million in December. Grisham said the measure was “a major, major step forward for our state.” “Legalized adult-use cannabis is going to change the way we think about New Mexico for the better – our workforce, our economy, our future. And we’re ready to get to work in making this industry a successful one,” the governor said. Democrats hold majorities in both chambers of the New Mexico legislature.
The proposed legislation “would narrow the definition of ‘safety-sensitive position’” under the state’s medical cannabis law, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican. That provision has precluded first responders and firefighters from entering the New Mexico medical marijuana program, which launched in 2007.
“As proposed, the definition would only include employees who are required to carry a firearm or operate a vehicle with a commercial driver’s license and ‘whose performance under the influence of drugs or alcohol would constitute an immediate or direct threat of injury or death to the person or another.’ State law currently...
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