It’s been a little more than a year since New Mexico launched adult-use cannabis, with sales topping $300 million during the initial 12 months.
The state brought in a record $32 million in recreational sales during March alone and is well on its way to reaching $400 million for 2023, as projected by the 2023 MJBiz Factbook.
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Large population centers – including Albuquerque, Las Cruces and Santa Fe – are driving much of those sales, according to data from the New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department.
Stores located in Albuquerque accounted for nearly 31% of total adult-use sales between August 2022 and February 2023.
That number increases to more than 36% if sales from nearby metro communities – such as Bernalillo and Rio Ranch – are included.
Either way you slice it, the Albuquerque market is dominating marijuana sales in New Mexico.
For example, Sante Fe,
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