{"id":198,"date":"2026-10-01T16:32:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T22:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/cannabis-hemp\/?page_id=198"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:35:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T22:35:31","slug":"cannabis-final-rule","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/cannabis-hemp\/cannabis-final-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis Final Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Final Rule Overview<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposed amendments to New Mexico Administrative Code (NMAC) 7.6.2 have been finalized and are effective October 1, 2026.\u202f Please see the \u201cRule Amendment Summary\u201d section below for more details.\u202f\u202f<strong>You can access the rule below.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/foodprogram\/food-regulation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Food\/Cannabis Edibles Rule (effective 10\/1\/2026) <\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rule Amendment Summary<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rule amendment applies to Cannabis Edibles Manufacturers permitted by the NMED Cannabis and Hemp Bureau.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rule is effective October 1, 2026.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Requires a plan review application fee for each facility application as follows:\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$400.00 \u2013 0 &#8211; 1000 square feet of processing, storage and ware washing areas.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$900.00 \u2013 1001 &#8211; 2000 square feet of processing, storage and ware washing areas.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$1,400.00 \u2013 2001+ square feet of processing, storage and ware washing areas.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increases re-inspection fee from $100.00 to $500.00\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Institutes a $400.00 variance application fee.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increases permit renewal late fee from $25.00 to $175.00.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manufactured Food and Cannabis Edible Facilities must now comply with adopted portions of 21 CFR 117.\u00a0 See page 249 <a href=\"https:\/\/service.web.env.nm.gov\/urls\/hXErLetT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0 No major changes to facilities or operations will be needed.\u00a0 This change was made to align NM-based food manufacturers with FDA requirements and to further standardize the requirements b\/t hemp and cannabis edible manufacturing facilities within the state.\u00a0 Those operating dual use facilities (hemp and cannabis) or separate facilities for each, now have almost identical requirements to meet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Questions<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have questions, please <a href=\"mailto:cannabis.hemp.bureau@env.nm.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">email us<\/a> and one of our CHB inspectors will be in touch soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Final Rule Overview&nbsp; The proposed amendments to New Mexico Administrative Code (NMAC) 7.6.2 have been finalized and are effective October 1, 2026.\u202f Please see the \u201cRule Amendment Summary\u201d section below for more details.\u202f\u202fYou can access the rule below.&nbsp; Food\/Cannabis Edibles Rule (effective 10\/1\/2026) &nbsp; Rule Amendment Summary&nbsp; Questions&nbsp; If you have questions, please email us [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-198","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/cannabis-hemp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/cannabis-hemp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/cannabis-hemp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/cannabis-hemp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/cannabis-hemp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/cannabis-hemp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":202,"href":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/cannabis-hemp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/198\/revisions\/202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/cannabis-hemp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}