Existing cannabis producers get an extension on licensing deadline

But after June 29 nearly all aspects of cannabis sales, both recreational and medical use, will be overseen by RLD, with the exceptions of medical cannabis patient registry and medical cannabis patient purchase limits. The newly established Cannabis Control Division, under RLD, is required by statute to set up an advisory board that will have […]

NM medical cannabis patients should not expect increased purchase limits any time soon

Last week, during an interview for the collaborative podcast Growing Forward, New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department Superintendent Linda Trujillo said until commercial cannabis sales begin next April, medical cannabis patients will still be limited to 230 units in a rolling 90-day period. Representatives of both DOH and RLD confirmed that both agencies agree that […]

Medical cannabis producer loses license

Collins’ final determination cited a number of violations as justification for revoking New Mexicann’s license to both grow medical cannabis and to manufacture derivatives and extracts. New Mexicann also experienced an explosion resulting in injuries in 2015, but it is unclear what, if any, repercussions New Mexicann faced the first time. New Mexicann’s license was […]

Gov. Lujan Grisham: NM can lead the way in cannabis innovation

The Cannabis Regulation Act, which Lujan Grisham signed earlier this month, won’t go into effect until June 29 and sales won’t start until April 2022. One of the qualifications to be on that committee is to not be associated with an existing business in the medical cannabis industry. “We want some distance from an industry […]