Can you grow your own cannabis in New Mexico?
Yes. New Mexico medical patients can grow at home: With a personal production license: up to 16 plants, no more than 4 of them flowering (per a 2019 Department fact sheet).
Rules that usually apply
- Plants must be out of public view and secured from minors.
- Only registered patients (or their caregivers) may grow.
- Selling home-grown cannabis is illegal.
Sources
- Medical Cannabis Program (NM Department of Health)
- Information for Healthcare Providers & Practitioners - Qualifying Conditions
- Online Patient Portal - Patient Instructions (rev. 12/18/2024)
- Participating in New Mexico's Medical Cannabis Program - Reciprocal Participants (rev. 5/8/2024)
- Medical Cannabis Program Law Enforcement Fact Sheet (June 14, 2019)
- Patients & Caregivers (NM Department of Health)
This guide is general information, not medical or legal advice. Laws change — confirm details with your state agency. State facts last checked October 7, 2026.