Cannabis in New Mexico is legal for both medical and adult use.

New Mexico legalized cannabis for limited medical use in 2007 through Senate Bill 523, the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act. New Mexico legalized cannabis for adult use in 2021 through Special Session House Bill 2.

Within New Mexico’s Adult use framework, adults 21+ may possess up to two ounces of cannabis, sixteen grams of cannabis extract and eight hundred milligrams of edible cannabis. Individuals may possess in excess of these amounts if the excess is stored in the person’s private residence and not visible from a public place. Adults may grow in their home not more than six mature cannabis plants and six immature cannabis plants per person.

Within New Mexico’s medical framework, patients or primary caregivers  may possess up to eight ounces of medical cannabis (over a 90-day period). Patients may grow no more than 16 plants (four mature, 12 immature).