New Mexico cannabis law

Key points

Legal status

Fully legal

Possession limits

Medical patients	15 oz per 90-day period
Recreational users	2 oz of usable cannabis, 16 g extract, 800 mg edibles

State taxes

Medical patients	0%
Recreational users	12% excise tax increasing to 18% by 2030

Cultivation

Medical patients	Up to 12 plants with no more than 6 being mature. Up to 12 mature plants per household
Recreational users	Up to 12 plants with no more than 6 being mature. Up to 12 mature plants per household

Cultivation is legal

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Concise guide to New Mexico's medical marijuana laws

Qualifying Conditions

Alzheimer’s disease
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease)
Anorexia/cachexia
Anxiety
Autism spectrum disorder
Cancer
Cervical dystonia
Crohn’s disease
Epilepsy and other seizure disorders
Friedreich’s ataxia
Glaucoma
Hepatitis C infection
HIV/AIDS
Hospice patients
Huntington’s disease
Inflammatory autoimmune-mediated arthritis
Insomnia
Intractable nausea/vomiting
Lewy body disease
Multiple sclerosis
Obstructive sleep apnea
Opioid dependency or other substance abuse disorders
Painful peripheral neuropathy
Parkinson’s disease
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Severe chronic pain
Spasmodic torticollis
Spinal cord damage
Spinal muscular atrophy
Ulcerative colitis

Patient Possession Limits

Eight ounces of medical cannabis (over a 90-day period)

Home Cultivation

Yes, 16 plants (four mature, 12 immature)

State-licensed Dispensaries Allowed

Yes

Medical Marijuana Statutes

Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act, N.M. Stat. Ann. § 30-31C-1 (2007)

N.M. Stat. Ann. §26-2B-3(F) (2007)

Caregivers

Yes, primary caregiver is designated by patient’s practitioner as necessary to take responsibility for managing the well-being of a qualified patient with respect to the medical use of cannabis. Primary caregiver must be a resident of New Mexico. The caregiver must be 18 years of age or older.