New Mexico legalizes recreational marijuana for people over 21

• Commercial sales of cannabis in New Mexico will begin no later than April 2022, the Las Cruces Sun News reports.
• Legalization is expected to generate $20 million in state revenue for New Mexico in 2023, per the Albuquerque Journal. Local governments are also expected to see $10 million in revenue.
• The bill will also permit about 100 prisoners in the state with drug-related charges to have their convictions reconsidered, AP notes.

The big picture: New Mexico is now the seventh state since November to legalize marijuana use, per AP.

• The efforts follow a national trend of lawmakers rethinking marijuana laws, especially when it comes to their disproportionate effect on communities of color.