Welcome back to Higher Law, our weekly briefing on all things cannabis. I’m Cheryl Miller, reporting for Law.com from Sacramento. No April fools: New York finally has an adult-use marijuana law on the books. It looks like New Mexico won’t be far behind.

This week we’re looking at: Lawyers offer views on New York’s new marijuana law • K&L Gates inks a new lobbying deal with the U.S. Cannabis Council • MoFo got work on the Greenlane-KushCo merger • The legalization package approved by New Mexico lawmakers