New Mexico enacts the Cannabis Regulation Act in a special legislative session

On April 12, 2021, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed two companion bills passed during a special legislative session called specifically for cannabis reform: House Bill 2 (the Cannabis Regulation Act) and Senate Bill 2 (the Criminal Record Expungement Act amendments).

What New Mexico’s law legalized

Personal possession and home cultivation took effect on June 29, 2021, followed by statewide commercial retail sales on April 1, 2022:

• Possession limits: Adults 21 and older may possess up to 2 ounces of cannabis flower, 16 grams of cannabis extract/concentrate, and 800 milligrams of edible cannabis outside the home, with larger amounts permitted when stored inside a locked private residence.
• Home cultivation: Adults may grow up to 6 mature flowering plants and 6 immature plants per person, capped at a maximum of 12 mature plants per household.
• Microbusiness licenses & consumption areas: The law created low-cost microbusiness producer licenses for small craft growers (up to 200 mature plants) and authorized licensed on-site cannabis consumption lounges.