A new cannabis organization has launched in New Mexico, pledging to champion business concerns in Santa Fe and to lead the development of educational initiatives.
The organization, called the Cannabis Association of New Mexico, officially launched on Tuesday. The organization comes more than three years since the state legalized adult-use cannabis sales, a development that spurred a crop of new businesses across the state and has brought in more than $1.3 billion in sales.
A group of highly familiar cannabis industry officials is joining the board, including Barry Dungan, president of the cannabis testing laboratory Rio Grande Analytics, and Matt Kennicott, a cannabis grower based in Socorro.