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Sales of Cannabis in New Mexico Continues to Impress
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Sales of Cannabis in New Mexico Continues to Impress

Four months after New Mexico’s adult-use marijuana sales opened, the state posted its best month yet. Sales in July totaled at $40.3 million: $23 million from recreational sales and the rest from ...

BusinessNew Mexico Intends To Attract Texans With $400M Recreational Market

New Mexico Intends To Attract Texans With $400M Recreational Market

As the efforts to legalize marijuana continue, some states are leveraging their pro-cannabis stance to lure consumers in prohibition states into their recreational market. New Mexico will be the l...

adult-useNew Mexico Set To Open Recreational Cannabis Market April 1st

New Mexico Set To Open Recreational Cannabis Market April 1st

On April 1st, the newest nation’s adult-use cannabis market opens in New Mexico! Yes, this happens to be on April Fool’s Day, but New Mexico setting to launch a $400 million adult-use marijuana ma...

ArizonaMother’s Meds Gets New Mexico’s First Recreational Cannabis License

Mother’s Meds Gets New Mexico’s First Recreational Cannabis License

The New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department have issued the state’s first license to cultivate recreational marijuana. That historic license went to Mother’s Meds (doing business as Lava Le...

BusinessFormer Lobbyist & Executive Selected For Top New Mexico Cannabis Post

Former Lobbyist & Executive Selected For Top New Mexico Cannabis Post

A longtime Colorado lobbyist and former marijuana executive, Kristen Thomson, has been appointed as New Mexico’s new Cannabis Control Division director. The division is responsible for developing ...

AlbuquerqueMore than 1,500 Adult-Use License Applications Submitted in New Mexico

More than 1,500 Adult-Use License Applications Submitted in New Mexico

More than 1,500 prospective cannabis entrepreneurs have submitted applications for adult-use licenses two months after the New Mexico Cannabis Control Division (CCD) began accepting requests. W...

BusinessAllegations Fly When It Comes To Corruption In New Mexico Licensing Process

Allegations Fly When It Comes To Corruption In New Mexico Licensing Process

The New Mexico Cannabis Control Division received nearly 900 applications in August for cultivation licenses. One week in late June, before all industry oversight was transferred to the new Cannab...