About Us

About Us

NewMexicoStateCannabis.org is an organization for learning about past, current and emerging trends in the cannabis industry. We provide timely information to help established and intending growers, manufacturers, sellers, and consumers of cannabis and cannabis products understand the current state of the industry. Our data-driven research discusses the journey towards cannabis legalization in New Mexico and the current regulatory environment relating to medical and recreational cannabis.

Our chief goal at NewMexicoStateCannabis.org is to make it easier for readers to understand the New Mexico cannabis industry and its impact on our state. Towards this end, we strive to educate New Mexico residents about cannabis legislation in the state by explaining current laws, highlighting their limits, discussing their impacts, and providing up-to-date information on how to obtain the licenses required to participate in New Mexico’s cannabis marketplace.

We Help…

Consumers Learn about Recreational and Medical Uses of Cannabis

At NewMexicoStateCannabis.org, we care deeply that our readers have the right information to safely use cannabis and cannabis products. Therefore, we help them understand New Mexico’s regulations on cannabis usage as well as the state’s age and conditional restrictions. We also help readers know where they can buy cannabis in the state and the quantities they are allowed to legally possess. Consumers requiring medical cannabis will have access to a trove of information regarding medical conditions approved for cannabis therapy in New Mexico and how to obtain a medical marijuana card in the state.

Businesses Understand and Navigate New Mexico Cannabis Legislation

Establishing the historic context of the legalization of cannabis in New Mexico is only the first step in understanding the state’s cannabis legalization. We provide insightful analyses on the current state of cannabis laws in New Mexico and the restrictions still placed on the cultivation, distribution, and usage of cannabis in the state. Growers, manufacturers, and dispensary owners will also find the information they need to obtain and maintain the licenses required to establish and grow their cannabis businesses.

Industry Watchers Follow the Socioeconomic Impacts of Legalizing Cannabis in New Mexico

New Mexico has permitted medical marijuana use as early as 1978 when it passed the Controlled Substances Therapeutics Research Act, backed by the FDA, in 1978. However, it allowed wider access to medical marijuana in 2007 with the passage of the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act and finally legalized recreational marijuana in 2021. Find out more about the socioeconomic impact of marijuana legislation in New Mexico.