Cannabis Regulations in Albuquerque, NM (2026)
3 verified cannabis regulations for Albuquerque, New Mexico, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Home Cultivation
New Mexico legalized recreational cannabis under the Cannabis Regulation Act (2021), which permits adults 21 and older to grow up to six mature plants and six immature plants per person, with a household maximum of 12 mature plants. Albuquerque follows state law with no additional local restrictions on home cultivation. Plants must be grown in an enclosed, locked space not visible to the public.
Albuquerque Cannabis Home Cultivation
Few RestrictionsNew Mexico Cannabis Regulation Act (HB 2, 2021 Special Session), Personal Use provisions
(9) possessing, planting, cultivating, harvesting, drying, manufacturing cannabis products using nonvolatile solvents, alcohol or carbon dioxide or no solvents or transporting not more than six mature cannabis plants and six immature cannabis plants per person; provided that despite a household having multiple residents, no more than twelve mature cannabis plants may be present in one household...
Dispensary Zoning
Albuquerque's Integrated Development Ordinance allows cannabis retail as a zoning use wherever Table 4-2-1 permits it, conditioned on compliance with the state's licensing law. Dispensaries already licensed under the state's medical cannabis program before April 1, 2022 keep operating without triggering the newer distance rules the IDO applies to later entrants.
Albuquerque Cannabis Retail Zoning Rules
Some RestrictionsAlbuquerque Integrated Development Ordinance § 14-16-4-3(D)(36)(a)-(b)
Cannabis retail is allowed, provided that the establishment complies with all New Mexico State law requirements, including but not limited to any required spacing from other uses or facilities. For the purposes of the IDO, all measurements for this use shall be from the lot(s) that include the cannabis retail establishment to be licensed by the State as a “licensed premises” as defined by § 26-...
Buffer Zones
Albuquerque's zoning code keeps new cannabis retail stores apart from each other and away from schools: the Integrated Development Ordinance bars a cannabis retail lot from sitting within 660 feet of another cannabis retail location or within 300 feet of a school or child day care facility.
Albuquerque Cannabis Retail Buffer Distances
Some RestrictionsAlbuquerque Integrated Development Ordinance § 14-16-4-3(D)(36)(c)-(d)
This use is prohibited within 660 feet of another cannabis retail location. ... This use is prohibited within 300 feet of any school or child day care facility.
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