ACLU Members – especially in Las Cruces, Carlsbad, Roswell
& Santa Fe:

Please call Representative Andy Nunez @ 1.505.986.4233, Representative Joe Stell @ 1.505.986.4423
and House Speaker Ben Lujan @ 1.505.986.4782

to vote YES on SB 258, Medical Marijuana,
the Lynn Pierson & Erin Armstrong Compassionate Use Act.

This bill is in the House Agriculture & Water Resources Committee; Representative Joe Stell is the Chairman of this committee.
1. This bill would not legalize marijuana. Sponsor Senator Cisco McSorley emphasizes, “It allows doctors to recommend for clients who have severe ailments – to obtain medical marijuana from a licensee of the state of New Mexico. It is strictly regulated.”

2. New Mexico has a precedent for this bill. In 1978, New Mexico had a law establishing a controlled program allowing glaucoma and cancer chemotherapy patients to use marijuana for their illnesses. This program ended in 1986 because of budget cuts. The Lynn Pierson Research Program was named for a cancer patient who lobbied for the law; Pierson died before receiving federal approval.

3. This bill passed the Senate last week with wide approval from both political parties (34-6).

Please call State Representatives Nunez, Stell and Lujan today to SUPPORT SB 258, Medical Marijuana.

Joyce Briscoe
Legislative Advocate
ACLU of New Mexico
PO Box 566
Albuquerque, NM 87103