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Cannabis Possession Limits in New Mexico
How much cannabis adults 21 and over and medical patients can buy, carry, keep at home and grow in New Mexico.
Adults 21 and over
Under the Cannabis Regulation Act, adults 21 and over may buy and carry, in public, up to:
There is no state limit on how much you can keep at home, as long as it is stored out of public view.
Medical patients
Qualified patients and their primary caregivers can buy up to 425 units of medical cannabis in a rolling 90-day period, and the Online Patient Portal shows how many units you have left. Visiting patients from other states get the same 425-unit limit through reciprocity. If your condition needs more, your medical provider can ask the Department of Health to raise your limit. See New Mexico Medical Cannabis Program to get a card.
Growing at home
Adults 21 and over may grow up to six mature plants per person, with no more than 12 mature plants per household. Plants must be kept out of public view. Medical patients can also apply to the Department of Health for a Personal Production License.
Where you can’t use cannabis
Driving while impaired by cannabis is illegal, just as with alcohol. Taking cannabis across state lines is a federal crime, even into another legal state.
What the Compassionate Use Act protects
The Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act protects qualified patients, primary caregivers, practitioners and licensed producers from arrest, prosecution or penalty for the medical use of cannabis within the program’s limits. Patients and caregivers get those protections by carrying their registry identification card. The protections don’t cover driving under the influence, use on school grounds or in public places, or false claims about being a patient.
This page is a plain-English summary, not legal advice. Laws and rules change, so check the New Mexico Cannabis Control Division and the Department of Health for the latest. Have a question in store? Ask a budtender at any HDR dispensary in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, Santa Fe or Hobbs.
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