New Mexico

More than two years after recreational marijuana became legal in New Mexico, sales continue to climb. The latest numbers show that the state collected more than $50 million from recreational and medical cannabis sales in July, an increase of roughly $2 million compared to July 2023. Since the door

Cannabis Farmers in New Mexico Face Challenges in Transporting Product. Some cannabis farmers in New Mexico told KFOX14 they encountered new challenges when it comes to transporting their product to northern parts of the state. This comes as U.S. Customs and Border Protection continues to seize

Border Checkpoint Seizures Spark Conflict Between New Mexico and Federal Authorities. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has been seizing cannabis in the southern part of the state, sparking tensions with Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. Drug cartels and human traffickers aren’t the only

Federal Enforcement Actions Pose Challenges to New Mexico's State-Legalized Marijuana Industry. New Mexico’s legalized marijuana clashes with federal actions. Federal seizures disrupt New Mexico’s regulated cannabis market. Federal reform needed to align with state cannabis laws The recent months in

Class Action Settlement Reached in Cannabis Dispensary Wage Claim Lawsuit. The New Mexico federal court preliminarily approved a class action settlement for $525,000 in a wage claim asserted by a group of hourly employees from two cannabis dispensary chains, Medicine Man Technologies, Inc. (which

It's unclear if the stops are the result of a policy change by the Biden administration. Federal U.S. officials have stepped up their enforcement game with state-legal marijuana businesses in New Mexico in a way that the industry hasn’t seen in more than a decade, reportedly seizing “hundreds of

Federal Crackdown Threatens New Mexico's Cannabis Industry. Recent federal cannabis enforcement actions in New Mexico highlight the conflict between state laws and federal prohibition. The seizures by CBP disrupt the supply chain, affecting businesses’ ability to operate within state regulations

Combined sales grow in large and small communities too. Combined cannabis sales in New Mexico topped $1 billion in New Mexico in February as the two-year anniversary of legal adult-use cannabis sales in the state approaches. In a news release, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said the numbers were a huge

Sunland Park, New Mexico remains a significant driver of marijuana sales in the El Paso area. The introduction of New Mexico's cannabis industry to El Paso has facilitated easy access to legal marijuana, and Sunland Park dispensaries consistently attract a significant share of their customers from

New Mexico marijuana regulators revoked the licenses of two growing operations in a rural county for numerous violations and have levied a $1M fine against each business. One of the businesses, Native American Agricultural Development Co., is connected to a Navajo businessman whose cannabis farming

In a desert valley along the Rio Grande in New Mexico, the city of Sunland Park has generally offered few amenities for its roughly 17,000 residents. No large grocery store. Few shops. Little to offer those uninterested in the racetrack casino or a hike to the gigantic cross of Cristo Del Rey that

Regulators in New Mexico announced this week that they revoked the licenses of two cannabis producers in the state, citing a host of violations. In a news release on Tuesday, the Cannabis Control Division (CCD) of the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department said that Bliss Farm and Native