New Mexico Environment Department bans production of synthetic hemp in the state

Aug 10, 2025 | New Mexico

The New Mexico Environment Department is doing what it can to regulate deceptive hemp products sold in stores by issuing an emergency ruling to ban the manufacturing of synthetic cannabinoids in New Mexico. “They’re putting something in their body without knowing what...

NM Supreme Court clarifies warrantless search legality during hazy cannabis era

Jul 21, 2025 | New Mexico

Before New Mexico legalized adult-use cannabis in 2021, the state had briefly decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana. That law, which was only in place for about two years before being usurped by legalization, played a key role in a state Supreme...

Tax hike to squeeze New Mexico cannabis dispensaries, buyers, owners say

Jul 8, 2025 | New Mexico

As the specter of more tax hikes looms, Anthony Luna did some grim arithmetic and articulated the dilemma he said he and other owners of cannabis dispensaries face: Drop prices on prerolled joints and other retail items or pass on the cost to consumers. Members of New...

Dispensaries say cannabis tax hike could blow customers — and profits — away

Jul 7, 2025 | New Mexico

Arin Goold’s cannabis retail business will likely feel the pain of a tax increase set to take effect next month. “Just to prevent people from walking out the door and going somewhere else, which no one can afford right now, we’re probably going to have to eat that...

New Mexico Steps Up Enforcement Against Illicit Marijuana Operators With Hiring Of New Officers

Jul 3, 2025 | New Mexico

By Patrick Lohmann, Source NM More than three years after New Mexico legalized recreational marijuana, the state has become a national poster-child for recreational marijuana sales, and not in a good way, argues state Sen. Joseph Cervantes (D-Las Cruces). “We’ve...