CCD Announcements

April 17, 2024

SANTA FE – The weather is warming up and the New Mexico Cannabis Control Division is urging cannabis consumers to follow the laws and practice safe consumption this spring.

March 22, 2024

SANTA FE – The Cannabis Control Division (CCD) of the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department is issuing a consumer health and safety advisory due to the identification of contaminated cannabis concentrates (shatter, dabs, wax, etc.) that tested positive for a prohibited pesticide.

March 1, 2024

SANTA FE — Today, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed Senate Bill 6, a bill that makes several major changes to the Cannabis Regulation Act, including giving the Cannabis Control Division (CCD) of the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department (NMRLD) more enforcement powers to protect against unlicensed and illegal cannabis activity.

January 2, 2024

SANTA FE – The Cannabis Control Division (CCD) of the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department announced today it has revoked the licenses of two cannabis producers for exceeding plant count limits, not utilizing the state’s mandatory track and trace system and unsafe conditions, among other violations.

October 26, 2023

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department announced today it has revoked the license of Golden Roots (DBA The Cannabis Revolution Dispensary), a vertically integrated cannabis business in Albuquerque, for moving illegally obtained cannabis through BioTrack, improperly transporting cannabis, and nine other violations.

August 21, 2023

SANTA FE – The state’s Cannabis Control Division announced Todd Stevens as the new director of the Cannabis Control Division. Stevens has years of experience working in Colorado’s regulated cannabis industry.

August 15, 2023

SANTA FE – Today, Judge Elaine P. Lujan of the Second Judicial District Court in Bernalillo County issued a preliminary injunction against Sawmill Sweet Leaf LLC, located at 1501 Mountain Dr. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104. After hearing arguments presented by Division Counsel, Robert Sachs, the court found that the business posed a clear and immediate threat to public health and safety and therefore must cease and desist all cannabis activity immediately.

August 1, 2023

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department announced today that it has filed a Petition for Preliminary Injunction and is seeking an order from the Second Judicial District Court to require Sawmill Sweet Leaf, LLC to immediately cease and desist all cannabis-related activities at the company’s sole business location, 1501 Mountain Drive NW, Albuquerque, NM  87104.

July 13, 2023

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department announced today that Paradise Distro, LLC, a cannabis retailer in Albuquerque, has had its license revoked for selling out-of-state cannabis products.

June 7, 2023

SANTA FE—New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department’s Cannabis Control Division Launches “Yes & Know” Responsible Use Cannabis Campaign

April 3, 2023

SANTA FE—Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham today announced that the state saw $300 million in adult-use cannabis sales in its first year, which began in April 2022.