NMRLD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department (NMRLD) is requesting $61.6 million in total funding for Fiscal Year 2026 to continue its mission of ensuring qualified professionals provide quality care and services to all people in New Mexico.
NMRLD’s FY26 budget request would provide an additional $562,200 over FY25 to recruit extra enforcement personnel for the Cannabis Control Division (CCD). That request is contingent on the legislature approving expanded law enforcement authority for the department.
“The Cannabis Control Division needs more resources to better serve its licensees and curb the illicit market,” Regulation and Licensing Department Superintendent Clay Bailey said. “Only with the legislature’s support can the CCD expand its compliance staff and create law enforcement positions that will provide us the authority to take action against unlicensed, criminal activity.”
NMRLD’s major FY26 requests include:
Requests contingent on legislation granting NMRLD law enforcement authority include:
“The work we do here at NMRLD is critical to New Mexico’s economy and public safety,” Bailey said. “We remain committed to ensuring businesses and professionals are operating safely and legally, and meeting the standards set by their industries.”
NMRLD certifies and regulates approximately 400,000 individuals and businesses that fall into the following seven divisions: Alcoholic Beverage Control, Boards and Commissions, Cannabis Control, Construction Industries, Financial Institutions, Manufactured Housing, and Securities.
The department frequently levies fines and penalties against licensees who violate the law. In FY24, NMRLD collected $1,070,942 in penalties across its seven divisions. All fines and penalties are remitted to the State Treasurer and deposited by law in the Current School Fund.
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New Mexico Regulation And Licensing Department Requests $61.6 Million To Expand Cannabis Enforcement – Los Alamos Daily Post
