Cannabis Regulations in Doña Ana County, NM (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Doña Ana County, New Mexico.
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Dispensary Zoning
Doña Ana County confines new cannabis retailers to the T4 zone, and only where an established retail business already held a County business registration there when the rule took effect. Every cannabis use still needs a County business license under UDC § 350-502G.
Cannabis Zoning in Doña Ana County
Significant RestrictionsDoña Ana County Code § 350-502G(7)
G. Cannabis establishments. In addition to the applicable authority set forth elsewhere in the UDC and state law, the zoning and other regulations in this section are enacted pursuant to the County's authority in Section 12 of the Cannabis Regulation Act, Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), Chapter 4, and the Dee Johnson Clean Indoor Air Act, NMSA 1978, Chapter 24, Article 16. ... (7) If an established retai...
Buffer Zones
No cannabis establishment, consumption area, or courier can locate within 300 feet of a residential area, a K-12 school, or a day care in Doña Ana County's unincorporated area, and retailers must stay 300 feet from each other under UDC § 350-502G(2)-(3).
Cannabis Buffer Distances, Doña Ana County
Significant RestrictionsDoña Ana County Code § 350-502G(2)
(2) No cannabis establishment, cannabis consumption area, or cannabis courier may be located within 300 feet of a residential area, school (K-12) or day-care center (excludes commercial schools and places of higher learning serving those 18 years and older) in existence at the time a license was sought for the cannabis establishment, cannabis consumption area, or cannabis courier. For purpose o...
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