With nearly 1.2 million registered voters in the state of New Mexico, it would take a statewide candidate 833 days working around the clock to spend a personal minute with each one of them. And you wonder why candidates are announcing more than a year (and in some cases, more than two) ahead of the 2010 election.

Want to break into the marijuana business? You too can learn how to grow it, cook it, distribute it and, best of all, it’s 100 percent legal. A company called Canntech plans to offer training courses on New Mexico’s medical cannabis laws and its emerging marijuana industry.

10%      is the discount patients receive on cosmetic surgery once they collect 60,000 points (5 points for every dollar spent) under Dr. Daniel Ronel’s Rewards Program. &

Almost everything you need to know about street gangs in Santa Fe you can find on MySpace, and there’s nothing illegal about it. An SFR investigation using the popular social networking site turned up more than 60 local youth and young adults openly claiming gang affiliation on their MySpace profiles.

Pot, public records and Peltier.

The New Mexico Supreme court abandoned a 16-year-old standard for evaluating child-endangerment cases, a move criticized by prosecutors as a major setback, but applauded by child advocates as a bold precedent.

Lawyers on all sides work together for bankruptcy and credit crisis solutions.

Ted Wiard knows grief. He’s suffered through the worst and emerged with a commitment to help others survive loss through grief counseling and through the Golden Willow Retreat he founded in Taos. The Monday morning after the June 28 crash that left four teens dead, Wiard helped Santa Fe Preparatory and Monte del Sol schools with one of the most emotionally challenging weeks in the community’s history.

Weed, aliens and investment banking for the man.

Scott Owens, the man accused of driving drunk and killing four Santa Fe teenagers, is now in protective custody at the Santa Fe jail.