Pubdate: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 Source: Albuquerque Tribune (NM) Copyright: 2007 The Albuquerque Tribune Contact: http://www.abqtrib.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/11 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmj.htm (Marijuana - Medicinal) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/people/Bill+Richardson ROUNDHOUSE ROUNDUP: SATURDAY The Fourth Floor Resurrecting medical marijuana: Gov. Bill Richardson said Friday he has begun meeting with lawmakers in an effort to resurrect a medical marijuana bill, which the House narrowly defeated Thursday night. "I think it's important that we pass it," Richardson said. By midday Friday, he said he had talked "one-on-one with at least five House members" in an effort to get them to change their votes. In a dramatic sequence of events, the bill failed when the House vote tied at 33-33 - over protests by Rep. Al Park, D-Albuquerque, who had rushed into the chamber during the voting, that he had pushed his "yes" button and it wasn't recorded. The bill was reconsidered almost immediately, and lost again when 33 lawmakers voted for it and 36 against it. The Senate voted 34-7 for the bill earlier in the session. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake