New Mexico

Bright Green Corp, the company behind a proposed 100-plus-acre cannabis facility in Grants, announced Monday it has received its federal license from the US Drug Enforcement Administration, a move that puts the company in position to begin cultivation, manufacturing and research operations. With the

ALBUQUERQUE - We just passed the one-year anniversary of the legalization of recreational marijuana in New Mexico. On Monday, the governor’s office published the annual sales numbers, and it’s looking good for the state’s bottom line, but what about all the dispensaries? “It’s been a little bit of a

New Mexico dispensaries rang up more than $300 million in adult-use cannabis sales in the first year of legalization. Recreational marijuana sales in New Mexico totaled more than $300 million in the first year of regulated adult-use cannabis sales, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham

ALBUQUERQUE - There are two weeks left in this legislative session, and House Bill 292 would make it easier for first responders to use medical cannabis. Medical cannabis has been legal in New Mexico since 2007. But it does have some limitations, one that excludes New Mexico firefighters. That's

Scott Prisco is an entrepreneur at heart. And Prisco’s most recent idea — which has since turned into a full-on company based in Albuquerque — may be a boon for Albuquerque’s cannabis industry. Prisco, 27, earlier this month launched a cannabis delivery service that brings products from local

The industry sold more than $352 million in 2022, bringing new revenue to hundreds of dispensary owners. Last year, 2022, marked the first calendar year with legal, recreational cannabis in New Mexico, and our state's economy has a new source of growth. It was legalized in April 2022, and the

For New Year's Eve BOA Holistic in Silver City offers chair massages, live music and cannabis-infused cocktails. BOA Holistic opened in October in the former Grant County Bank building and is the only state licensed cannabis dispensary on Broadway in the historic downtown area. Owned by Brian and

Are you looking to get certified in cannabis budtending to help boost your résumé to local cannabis businesses? Or are you a cannabis business owner or executive looking to get some of your employees certified in that area? Look no further. New Mexico-based SeedCrest has partnered with Oaksterdam

NEW MEXICO - After expanding online services for medical cannabis patients, New Mexico’s Department of Health now offers digital cannabis cards. And New Mexicans can use them for medical cannabis purchases in stores. Last year, the state created an online Patient Portal for medical cannabis patients

EL PASO - New Mexico State University says students in the greenhouse management course are getting hands-on experience with hemp. NMSU says two years ago, Geno Picchioni, plant and environmental sciences professor in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at NMSU, added a

Recreational cannabis sales in New Mexico surpassed the $25 million mark for the first time in the month of October but medical sales continued a downward trend, leaving overall sales totals flat. But medical sales continue to fall. According to figures posted on the state Cannabis Control Division

New Mexico broke another record for monthly sales of adult-use cannabis in October, when the 50th Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta brought thousands of travelers to the state. Recreational sales stood at more than $25 million in October – a first since sales began in April, and the fourth