VOL IV, Issue 2, January 18-24, 2017 | News, Analysis, Arts and Entertainment Marijuana at the Roundhouse P AGE 21 City Official: Feds ‘Looking into Entire Case’ Of Mary Hawkes Killing PAGE 20 Mayoral Candidate Vows to Clean Out City Hall ‘Snake Pit’ Excerpt: What’s it PAGE 18 Like to be a Lobo? PAGE 27 Telling New Mexico Stories Through Film PAGE 16 WWW.FREEABQ.COM • January 18-24, 2017 • 3 WEEKLY Marijuana Legalization Editor: [email protected] News: [email protected] Heads to Santa Fe Arts: [email protected] On Twitter: @FreeABQ t’s that time of year again, when 112 legislators, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19 On Facebook: facebook.com/abqfreepress Ihundreds more lobbyists, and even more legislative staffers converge on the Roundhouse in The Ghost Light Project Editor Santa Fe. 5:30 pm, The Vortex Theatre Dan Vukelich This time, it’s mostly about taxes — specifically the (505) 345-4080 ext. 800 2900 Carlisle NE, 247-8600, vortexabq.org money to keep this listing ship of state we call General Manager, Sales Director New Mexico afloat. Sarah Bonneau The good news is the price of oil is up, to about (505) 345-4080 ext. 810 $51 — nearly double what it was a year ago. The bad Associate Editor, News news is that we’re so deep in debt that the governor Dennis Domrzalski is looking under the seat cushions of the state’s (505) 306-3260 89 school districts for spare change. Associate Editor, Arts Not one to raise taxes, she’s also not likely to go Jyllian Roach along with the one issue some say could help boost (505) 345-4080 ext. 818 the state’s financial picture — legal recreational Theatres around the country are collaborating Circulation Manager marijuana. to acknowledge the theatre as a sanctuary for Steve Cabiedes In this issue, starting on Page 21, reporter Johnny diversity and creativity. The Ghost Light will (505) 345-4080 ext. 815 Vizcaino discusses the various paths to legalization, be a brief ceremony to reaffirm the Vortex’s Art Director its fiscal impact, as well as some of the problems commitment to the goals of keeping the theatre Terry Kocon legalization could create. as a place to stimulate public discussion issues On Page 23, Andy Lyman of NM Political Report and viewpoints. Designer/Illustrator explores proposed changes to the state’s medical Rob Maestas cannabis program designed to increase access. 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How A Gallup poll shows that Donald to an excessive degree the body, 100 percent effective, according to a spy is described by a one-time British the office itself forces Mr. Trump appropriate is it for Trump to be at Trump is taking office with historical- concentrating unnecessarily on body study published in the medical jour- ambassador to Russia as a “very to sober up and act more presiden- odds with Intelligence? ly low approval ratings. parts.” A three-meter-tall nude bronze nal, The Lancet. Ebola killed 11,000 competent professional tial, some of what we’re in for will Can Donald Trump make it Fifty-five percent of of Neptune has towered over a plaza people in West Africa in 2014. operator” with strong include the following: through four years as president with Americans view him in Bologna since 1560. connections inside Rus- The Republicans will constantly all that he is bringing down upon Sushi tonight? sia, who doesn’t make unfavorably and only 44 and repeatedly be put on the spot to himself? The country will survive percent think he’ll avoid D.B. Cooper Czech scientists have found that a things up. The race is defend, excuse, go along with, not either way. Let’s just hope that not major scandals during Researchers working with the FBI Japanese tapeworm that can grow to on in the news media to go along with, be embarrassed by, too much harm is done in the mean- his presidency. Outgoing on the mystery of the skyjacker who a meter long inhabits Alaskan wild- find what CIA officials disavow, etc., Trump’s latest pro- time. They say you can’t teach an CIA Chief John Brennan parachuted with $200,000 in ransom caught salmon. A Japanese man who have told other nations’ nouncement, insult, or tirade.