Another bloody incident in the ongoing crackdown onanti-narco,citizen self-defense militiashas been reported from Mexico's conflicted west-central state ofMichoacán. Read article here: High Times
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Mexico: Violence Continues in Wake of Elections
After an electoral season marred bynarco-violenceand assassination of candidates of all parties, the results from Mexico's June 7 vote are in. The coalition led by the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), which ruled Mexico as a one-party state for 80 … Read article here: High Times
Mexico: More Violence in Lead-Up to Elections
The wave of assassinations of candidates in the upcoming Mexican elections claimed yet another victim this week, when Miguel Angel Luna—running for Congress in a district just outside Mexico City—was shot dead as gunmen stormed his campaign office Read article here: High Times
Mexico: Narco-Gang Decapitates Mayoral Candidate
Aide Nava, 42-year-old woman running for mayor in Mexico's conflicted southern state of Guerrero, was found decapitated March 11, a day after she was abducted in her hometown ofAhuacuotzingo. Read article here: High Times
New Mexico Ban the Box Bill To Help People With Felony Drug History Find Work
New Mexico residents with a drug felony on their record soon may not be required to divulge this information to potential employers. A piece of bi-partisan legislation was unanimously approved earlier this week by the Senate Public Affairs Committee that would eliminate t… Read article here: High Times
Mexico: Massive March Against Narco-State
After more than 40 students were kidnapped, tens of thousands of protestors filled the streets of Mexico to protest years of corruption by the government and control by narcotics gangs. High Times
Mexico Claims Another Blow Against Cartels
Mexico claimed another capture of a long-fugitive cartel kingpin Oct. 9, when Vicente Carrillo Fuentes AKA "El Viceroy" surrendered without a shot after being recognized by federal police at a checkpoint inTorreon,Coahuila. A bodyguard in the car was… High Times
New Mexico: Workers’ Comp Must Cover Medical Pot
Injured while on the job? The cost of your medical cannabis may be covered by workers’ compensation. So ruled<http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/09/05/71084.htm> the New Mexico Court of Appeals in the case Vialpando v. Ben’s Automotive Services and Redwo… High Times
New Mexico Credit Unions To Close Medical Marijuana Licensed Producer Bank Accounts
Move May Force Producers to Move to a Cash-only Payment System Santa Fe, NM – Eight months after the Federal Justice Department and Treasury Department announced new guidelines allowing banks to work with marijuana businesses, some of the credit unions in New Mexico sent letters to close to half of the State’s licensed medical marijuana […]
Mexico: Templario Operative Killed, Secrets Spilled
Michoacán state police on Sept. 12 found the body of a brother ofServandoGómezMartínezAKA "LaTuta" — leader of the notorious Knights Templar cartel and Mexico's most wanted drug lord.AquilesG&oa… High Times