Albuquerque IDO restricts cannabis retail and consumption establishments from locating within set distances of schools and daycare centers, regulating where dispensaries may operate inside the city.
Under the Integrated Development Ordinance (IDO §14-16-3-3), cannabis retail and consumption uses must maintain a 300-foot buffer from schools and licensed daycares, measured property line to property line. Buffer requirements apply citywide regardless of zone district, layered on top of NM Cannabis Control Division licensing under the Cannabis Regulation Act (NM §26-2C-1 et seq.). Operators must demonstrate buffer compliance at zoning verification before the state will issue a final license. Existing establishments are grandfathered if a school later opens within range.
Operating without buffer compliance triggers IDO enforcement, zoning verification revocation, and referral to NM Cannabis Control Division for state license review.
Albuquerque, NM
The Albuquerque IDO defines which zone districts permit cannabis retail, manufacturing, testing, and cultivation, generally allowing commercial cannabis in m...
Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque regulates cannabis retail establishments through the Integrated Development Ordinance (IDO). Cannabis dispensaries cannot be located within 300 f...
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