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Combined sales of medical cannabis and adult-use marijuana in New Mexico have surpassed $1 billion since New Mexico opened the doors on its recreational-use market in 2022.
State sales have reached a whopping $1,010,122,718 according to the latest sales data from the Regulation and Licensing Department (RLD). Adult-use sales totaled more than $678 million and medical sales totaled more than $331 million.
According to a news release from Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, the state has collected $75 million in cannabis excise taxes since April 2022, when recreational sales began.
Albuquerque remains the top city in the state for cannabis sales with more than $202 million in sales since legalization. Sunland Park, located near the Texas border, made $57.4 million in adult-use sales.
“Nearly two years after beginning sales, New Mexico is on the map as a premier hub for legal and safe cannabis and the thriving business community that comes with it,” said Lujan Grisham in a statement.
NM to Consider MMJ For Female Orgasm Disorder
The New Mexico Medical Cannabis Advisory Board will reportedly consider adding female orgasm disorder (FOD) to the list of qualifying medical conditions to participate in the state’s Medical Cannabis Program.
Last month the Ohio State Medical Board announced it would be analyzing expert opinion and public comment to decide whether FOD should be a qualifying condition for medical marijuana.
According to Marijuana Moment, the nonprofit Female Orgasm Research Institute provided most of the push to discuss FOD. The organization’s founder told reporters that the New Mexico Medical Cannabis Advisory Board will be considering the issue in May, when the board’s next meeting is scheduled.
The board has not published the meeting’s agenda yet and has not confirmed whether it will be considering FOD as a qualifying condition. Recommendations made by the board are considered by the Department of Health, but the agency has the final say in the matter. The DOH has rejected qualifying condition recommendations from the board before.
Majority of Americans Live Near Legal Weed
A recent analysis from the Pew Research Center found that 79 percent of Americans live in a county where there is at least one cannabis dispensary.
The researchers discovered that 54 percent of Americans live in a state where recreational marijuana is legal. They also found that there are nearly 15,000 dispensaries across the country.
California took the prize for having the most dispensaries of any state (3,659 stores). Los Angeles County alone has more dispensaries (1,481) than any state other than California.
Oklahoma had the most dispensaries per capita with 36 dispensaries for every 100,000 residents.
The Pew Research Center used data collected from the U.S. Census Bureau, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws and marijuana dispensary locations from SafeGraph.