Albuquerque City Council

The ordinance prohibits virtual currency ATMs and cashier-facilitated virtual currency transactions within city limits.

The measure was approved by the Albuquerque City Council on September 9.

Mayor Keller said in a news release, Scammers are constantly finding new ways to separate people from their money, and these kiosks have become another tool they can use.

We're taking that tool off the table and putting protections in place for Albuquerque residents, especially those most targeted by these schemes.

But one thing is clear, the New Mexico Cannabis Enforcement Bureau, they and other groups like them will be seeking to put new restrictions on some of these businesses.

And interestingly enough, that's exactly what happened recently at an Albuquerque City Council meeting.

But first, as we all know, this month is Halloween and doctors are already issuing warning about cannabis edibles during Halloween.

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It's a problem, according to APD, drug users congregating around certain businesses in Albuquerque and driving criminal activity.

But a proposal to put restrictions on those businesses fell flat at city council.

The Albuquerque City Council divided over an effort to prevent clusters of smoke in vape shops and cannabis shops.

The Keller administration's proposal would have prohibited new cannabis shops from opening near other cannabis shops.

Here's what we're covering on today's episode.

The Albuquerque City Council has passed a controversial zoning package aimed at cutting red tape and speeding up development.

The quote better neighborhoods package would remove formal recognition and appeal rights for neighborhood coalitions while giving individual neighborhood associations more responsibility.

Sponsors, including developers, say coalitions have used appeals to delay projects and drive up costs.

He's been missing since the 30th.

As the president of the Albuquerque City Council publicly prays for her missing brother-in-law, police are already deep into the investigation.

Every witness keeps pointing them towards more suspects, and every lead they uncover seems to expose another piece of a multi-county cover-up carried out by someone determined to get away with murder.

An outcome that will prove very real, as detectives will slowly come to realize.

Meanwhile, just as detectives over in Torrance County begin running out of leads, they have no idea that a crucial piece of the mystery is hidden in an underground bunker just a few miles away waiting to be found.

As the days pass, Albert's disappearance begins drawing more attention across New Mexico.

And with no end in sight, the president of the Albuquerque City Council, Albert's sister-in-law, decides to make a public plea, one that would finally push the case forward.

If everybody can just do me a great favor in a moment of silence, please bow your head.