Retail cannabis sales for all adults will begin on Friday, April 1, 2022, in New Mexico.
And unlike in most of the other rec-legal states, where individual municipalities and counties have the ultimate say in allowing sales, New Mexico’s legalization law requires all local governments to permit cannabis dispensaries. As a result, 118 medical dispensaries will be open for recreational buyers starting on the morning of April 1.
Keep reading to find out where you can purchase the plant, how to navigate national parks and tribal lands with marijuana, and the particulars of New Mexico’s adult-use cannabis law.
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The Leafly app lists stores near you
New Mexico’s first recreational cannabis stores already exist—as medical marijuana dispensaries. The stores listed below are licensed to sell to all adults 21 and older starting April 1.
We’ve called ahead and confirmed the stores that definitely will be open for recreational sales on April 1. Don‘t forget to bring your cash and state-issued ID.
Leafly’s New Mexico dispensary finder already lists the state’s medical outlets. Starting April 1, we’ll have the latest information on both recreational and medical cannabis stores near you.
Download the Leafly app to locate the nearest store with a single tap.
Alamogordo
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Albuquerque
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Bernalillo
Carlsbad
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Clayton
Clovis
Corrales
Espanola
Farmington
Gallup
Grants
Hobbs
Las Cruces
Las Vegas, NM
Los Lunas
Placitas
Portales
Rio Rancho
Roswell
Ruidoso
Santa Fe
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Silver City
Socorro
Sunland Park
Taos
Truth or Consequences
Looking for cannabis lounges?
They’re not legal yet.
In crafting the state’s adult-use cannabis program, New Mexico officials offered some guidance on cannabis consumption lounges, where adults can use the plant legally in an indoor venue similar to a hookah lounge. But those plans have yet to materialize. For the time being, marijuana consumption is legal only at private residences where the owner has given permission for people inside to use the plant.
Unlike dispensaries, cannabis lounges are subject to local laws and regulations – meaning local governments can ban them altogether.
Reminder: Don’t take weed into national parks
New Mexico’s popular national parks might seem like perfect places to light up while beholding a plethora of beautiful natural scenery. But it’s important to remember that national parks are federally operated and regulated, and that possessing, selling, or consuming cannabis on federal land is still illegal.
Getting busted with weed in national parks can lead to huge penalties, including criminal convictions, fines and probation—even for residents of marijuana-legal states.
Look for tribal stores to open soon
Tribal reservations, which are considered their own sovereign nations, may also soon offer cannabis sales.
While federal law generally applies on the reservations, New Mexico’s tribes have signed a compact with the office of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to negotiate separate deals with state authorities to permit dispensaries.
A state spokeswoman said while no agreements have yet been made, the Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo and the Picuris Pueblo tribes have both began negotiations to open marijuana stores on their lands in the coming months.
Chris Kudialis
Chris Kudialis is a Las Vegas–based cannabis reporter. He has written articles for the Los Angeles Times, Las Vegas Sun, Charlotte Observer, Houston Chronicle, Detroit Free Press, and Brazil’s Rio Times, among other metropolitan dailies.
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