Cannabis Licenses in New Mexico

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With the recent legalization of recreational cannabis in New Mexico, its time to start thinking about what kind of cannabis business you want to form. One of the first (and most important) steps to do this is to get your license. The state of New Mexico’s Cannabis Control Division outlines 10 different kinds of business licenses for cannabis businesses.

Cannabis Manufacturer’s License

This license will allow for the manufacturing and packaging of cannabis products. Your products must be tested by a cannabis testing lab. This license will cost up to $2500 per year and $1000 per each additional licensed premise. This license application will be available on or before January 1, 2022.

Cannabis Producer’s License

The Cannabis Production allows for the growing and cultivation of cannabis plants. On this license you may sell cannabis products wholesale and transport unprocessed cannabis products to other cannabis establishments. Products must be tested by a cannabis testing lab. It will be available to apply for on or before September 1, 2021. The licensing fee will be $2500 per year and $1000 for each additional licensed premise.

Cannabis Courier License

With the courier license you may transport cannabis to patients, caregivers, and direct consumers. This license will be available starting on or before January 1, 2022. The fee is up to $1500 per year and $1000 for each additional licensed premise.

Cannabis Retail License

The retail license allows for the sale of cannabis products to qualified patients, caregivers, reciprocal participants, or directly to consumers. It will be available on or before starting January 1, 2022. The retail license costs $2500 per year and $1000 for each additional licensed premise.

Cannabis Consumption Area

A cannabis consumption area is an area where the consumption of cannabis will be allowed per the rules of the Cannabis Control Department. The fee will be up to $2500 per year. There is not set date for this license yet, but it will most likely be January 1, 2022.

Cannabis Research Laboratory

This license allows for a facility that produces or possesses all parts of the cannabis plant and cannabis products for the purpose of studying cannabis cultivation, characteristics, or uses. This license will be available no later than January 1, 2022. The fee is up to $2500 per year with $1000 for each additional licensed premise.

Cannabis Testing Laboratory

A cannabis testing lab collects, samples, and tests cannabis products as well as transports cannabis products for the purpose of testing. This license will be available on or before January 1, 2022. The fee is $2500 per year and $1000 for each additional licensed premise.

Cannabis Producer Microbusiness

This license is for a cannabis producer at a licensed location that possess at most 200 mature cannabis plant at one time. This license will be available by September 1, 2021. The licensing fee will be up to $1000 per year.

Vertically Integrated Cannabis Business

This license allows for the combination of multiple licenses. A licensee can act as any of the following: a cannabis retailer, courier, producer, and manufacturer. This is the most expensive at $7500 per year and $1000 for each licensed premise.

Integrated Cannabis Microbusiness

This license allows for the following: production of cannabis at a single licensed premises provided that the person shall not possess more than two hundred total mature cannabis plants at any one time; manufacture of cannabis products at a single licensed premises; sales and transportation of only cannabis products produced or manufactured by that person; operation of only one retail establishment; and couriering of cannabis products to qualified patients, primary caregivers, reciprocal participants or directly to consumers. This license will be $2500 per year with $50 for every additional licensed premise.

Now that you have a basic outline of the licenses, start determining what one you will need to start your cannabis business in New Mexico.

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  1. Would I need just a courier license to transport marijuana from a dispensary ,grow, what have you to testing locations ?

    1. Hi, Tim.

      I do apologize for the delay in responding to you. We haven’t been monitoring the moderated comments as diligently as we should.

      We sell 30-minute cannabis attorney consults, which is great to for a quick and inexpensive way to talk with an attorney, get direction and advise, have your questions answered, and pointed in the right direction. If interested, click on that link — note it sends you to our other legal brand, Law 4 Small Business, but it’s the same lawyers, same costs.

      Thank you. Larry.

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