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New Mexico Cannabis Control Division Orders Recall Of Products Over Contamination Concerns

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Cannabis Control Division (CCD) has issued a consumer health and safety advisory after identifying contaminated cannabis pre-rolls and roll-your-own (RYO) products that tested positive for a prohibited pesticide.

The affected products, manufactured and sold by JBS Technologies NM, LLC (DBA Stash House), were distributed to licensed cannabis retailers between Jan. 1, 2024 and Nov. 25, 2024.

A full list of package IDs as well as a list of retail locations that received the products can be found below and on the CCD’s website.

The licensee has been ordered Read More

New Mexico State Police Conduct Operation To Tackle Crimes Against Unhoused, Provide Essential Resources

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NMSP News:

SANTA FE — From Nov. 12 to Nov. 25, the New Mexico State Police Department  (NMSP), in collaboration with Santa Fe Police Department and the Region III Task Force, conducted a proactive operation in Santa Fe to identify individuals victimizing the unhoused population through various criminal activities.

 

Officers contacted 479 individuals and yielded the following results:

  • 25 felony arrests
  • 15 misdemeanor arrests
  • 13 arrests involving drugs
  • 19 arrests of habitual offenders.
  • 242 fentanyl pills seized

Various amounts of methamphetamine, heroin and psilocybin (mushrooms) Read More

U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill To Offer Relief To Americans Facing Medical Bankruptcy

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From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Peter Welch (D-VT) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) reintroduced legislation designed to ease the burden on Americans forced into bankruptcy because of unforeseen medical expenses.

The Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2024 reforms the bankruptcy process to alleviate the strain on debtors and make the bankruptcy court system work better for Americans.  

“Far too many families face crippling medical Read More

Kiwanis Club Of Los Alamos Hosts Healthcare Industry Representatives Focused On Hospice & Senior Home Care

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Egis Quality Senior Home Care Business Development Manager Jennifer Riek. Courtesy/Kiwanis 

Laramie Hassenstein of Presbyterian Home Health Care and Hospice of Northern New Mexico. Courtesy/Kiwanis 

KIWANIS News:

At the Nov. 12 Kiwanis meeting, club members heard from representatives of the senior health care industry and learned about the range of services they provide and their plans for providing those services to Los Alamos.

Nathan Young and Laramie Hassenstein of Presbyterian Home Health Care and Hospice of Northern New Mexico gave an overview of their organization and its goals. Read More

You Can Walk Or Run For Hunger This Sunday Nov. 24

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By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos CROP Hunger Walk and Turkey Trot

This Sunday, Nov. 24 is the Annual Los Alamos CROP Hunger Walk and Turkey Trot!

Folks who want to run or walk in it are invited to come to the Los Alamos Middle School Cafeteria (North Mesa) at 1:30 p.m., register and sign the waiver, make a monetary (non-food) donation to the cause, grab a new t-shirt while they last, get some instructions, use the facilities and warm up for the course.

The starting gun goes off at 2 p.m. at the far end of the parking lot. From the starting line, participants run or walk down the mesa, past or through the stables, Read More

New Mexico Secretary Of Health Patrick Allen Steps Down

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Patrick M. Allen

STATE News:

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Wednesday that Patrick M. Allen, secretary of the New Mexico Department of Health would step down from his position at the end of the day. Allen has served in the administration for approximately two years.

“Pat has been a dedicated public servant, and I’m grateful for his contributions as secretary for the Department of Health. I wish him well in his next endeavor,” Lujan Grisham said

Gina DeBlassie, the governor’s health policy advisor, will serve as interim cabinet secretary of the New Mexico Department of Health. Read More

Luján Speaks At MADD Candlelight Vigil, Urges NHTSA To Implement Life-Saving Traffic Safety Provisions

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U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján joined Mothers Against Drunk Driving for a candlelight vigil Tuesday on the National Mall to honor the lives of victims of drunk driving. Courtesy photo

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, joined Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) for a candlelight vigil on the National Mall to honor the lives of victims of drunk driving.

Luján, who survived a head-on collision with a drunk driver 30 years ago, gave remarks at the vigil to reaffirm Read More