Cannabis Regulations in Sandoval County, NM (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Sandoval County, New Mexico.
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Dispensary Zoning
Sandoval County allows cannabis retail only on unincorporated county land, not inside any city, Pueblo, or federal or state trust land. Section 8-63 sets that territorial limit, and § 8-66 caps sales hours from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily, on top of the article's 500-foot spacing rule between retailers.
Sandoval County Cannabis Retailer Zoning
Some RestrictionsSandoval County Code §§ 8-63, 8-66
This article shall apply to all land within Sandoval County that is not within the jurisdiction of an incorporated municipality or Indian reservation or any municipal-county extraterritorial authority, and is not held in trust or ownership by the Federal Government or the State of New Mexico. ... Cannabis retailers may only sell cannabis products for off-site consumption between the hours of 7:...
Buffer Zones
Cannabis retailers in unincorporated Sandoval County must stay 300 feet from any school or daycare center. Section 8-65(b) sets the buffer, measured property line to property line, and it stacks on top of the article's separate 500-foot spacing rule between retailers; stores open before September 2, 2021 are grandfathered.
Sandoval County Cannabis School Buffer
Some RestrictionsSandoval County Code § 8-65(b)-(c)
(b)There shall be a 300-foot separation of a cannabis retailer from a school and/or daycare center as measured from the shortest direct line measurement between the actual limits of the real property of each establishment.(c)This requirement shall not apply to a tobacco retailer or cannabis retailer that was established prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this article.
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