In the division’s first update, which came at noon Friday, adult-use sales accounted for $475,632. “Today’s experience proves two things. The state tracks sales numbers through BioTrack, the state’s contracted track-and-trace system, CCD spokeswoman Heather Brewer told the Journal. …Read the full story
City of Albuquerque spokeswoman Maia Rodriguez, meanwhile, says legacy operators account for 48 storefronts in the city after checking data from the state’s Department of Health. Using data from the state’s licensing portal and accounting for legacy operators with retail locations across New Mexico, Ultra Health estimates that around 311 retail stores are currently licensed […]
Sen. Cliff Pirtle, R-Roswell, who served on a 2019 cannabis legalization task force but ended up voting against the 2021 legalization bill that won legislative approval, expressed concern that tourist interest in New Mexico cannabis could overwhelm the state’s supply – at least initially. However, cities and counties do have the authority to set rules […]
Under the city’s Integrated Development Ordinance, those retailers can’t be located within 300 feet of a school or child day care facility. …Read the full story
Duke Rodriguez, president and CEO of Ultra Health, the state’s largest cannabis producer, called the change “great news,” but said it likely wouldn’t significantly change the amount of cannabis that will be available in April. Ultra Health has been aggressive in the past in seeking higher plant counts, filing multiple court challenges against state agencies […]
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, however, those long meetings turned into Zoom calls that felt longer still. Muñoz, 39, said he’s been interested in cannabis for years. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed House Bill 2 into law in April, making New Mexico the 18th state to legalize cannabis for recreational use, Muñoz met his friends, Andrew […]
When New Mexico lawmakers legalized recreational cannabis, they included a provision designed to open the industry up to smaller, local producers. For growers who haven’t done this much before, Dolk said starting small and not trying to expand too quickly is the name of the game. That way, Dolk said, growers will have access to […]
The city leases the property from the New Mexico State Land Office, but Netflix will sublease it as part of its expansion project. …Read the full story
As part of its annual zoning code update, the council also declined to implement a proposed rule from Mayor Tim Keller’s administration to keep cannabis retailers from opening new shops within 1,000 feet of each other or “adult entertainment” or “adult retail” operations. During an often-technical six-hour special meeting devoted solely to the city’s Integrated […]
Jackson, Salma Hayek and Ryan Reynolds have a few funny exchanges, and there are a couple of physical shtick routines so over the top it’s as if they dusted off the Monty Python playbook for a modern-day action film – but there are far more misfires than direct comedic/dramatic hits in this blood-drenched, explosion-riddled, live-action […]
When the state approved a medical marijuana program in 2007, it put limits on how much enrollees could buy, 8 ounces every 90 days. But with producers limited on the number of plants they can grow, and recreational sales having to start no later than April 2022, we could very well have a situation in […]
Although many criminal records of people convicted for marijuana-related offenses will be expunged, I believe the government should at least acknowledge and apologize for the hardships those convictions have caused people in terms of job restrictions, lack of SBA loans, Second Amendment rights, etc. Mental health experts have become more aware of the psychosis attributed […]
The committee will include the state’s chief public defender and one representative each from the New Mexico Administrative Office of the District Attorneys, the New Mexico Sheriffs’ Association, and the New Mexico Association of Chiefs of Police. …Read the full story
At the time, I had the unfortunate luck of having my name be Pacheco, which in Mexico was used as slang equivalent to “stoner” in the U.S. Political experts in Mexico are predicting that the Senate will pass this bill and send it to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador , who is expected to […]
