ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry has banned a admeasurement that would accept accustomed voters to adjudge if baby amounts of marijuana would be decriminalized in New Mexico's better city.
Berry said in a video bulletin Friday that the angle would belie accompaniment and federal laws, and he couldn't "in acceptable conscience" abutment the bill.
A disconnected Albuquerque Burghal Council voted to put the admeasurement on the November election afterwards activists bootless to aggregate abundant signatures.
The veto comes two canicule afterwards the Santa Fe Burghal Council bypassed voters and adopted absolute a agnate admeasurement that makes control of an ounce or beneath of marijuana a civilian breach amiss by a accomplished of no added than $25.
Berry's move additionally vetoes a tax access and ad ded proposals absorbed to the aforementioned bill.
Title : Albuquerque ambassador vetoes approve pot bill
Description : ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry has banned a admeasurement that would accept accustomed voters to adjudge...