SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Regulation and Licensing Department (RLD) Superintendent Linda Trujillo on Tuesday heralded the official effective date of the Cannabis Regulation Act, which now provides for the personal possession and growth of cannabis in New Mexico, and officially establishes the Cannabis Control Division within RLD.”
The Cannabis Regulation Act, signed into law by the governor after she called a special legislative session to secure its final approval earlier this year, legalized adult-use cannabis sales in New Mexico no later than April 1, 2022. However, several provisions of the law go into effect on June 29, 2021.
Possession: In New Mexico, people age 21 and older can legally possess up to two ounces of cannabis, 16 grams of cannabis extract and 800 milligrams of edible cannabis outside their private residence. They may have a larger supply in their home.
Growth: They can also grow up to six cannabis plants per person at their home, with a household limit of 12 plants.
Adult use: Though it is legal to possess the amounts above in public, it is not legal to use it in public at this time.
Moving forward, the newly created Cannabis Control Division will oversee both medical and adult-use cannabis in New Mexico. The division is already working with the public to draft rules for the production of adult-use cannabis and has advised local governments of their obligations under the law.
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