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Buddies Farms LLC retail license deactivated in New Mexico

A New Mexico retail dispensary license for Buddies Farms LLC has become inactive, part of a broader wave of closures recorded on the state roster.

The Cannabis Newz Automated Desk

Machine-written from our data · source: State license roster

September 12, 2026 · 9:40 AM ET

Closed sign hanging in a shop door — file photo, not the scene of this story.

Buddies Farms LLC's retail license at 4014 Central in New Mexico is no longer active, according to the state license roster updated September 12. The deactivation appears part of a significant consolidation event: at least 11 retail and cultivation licenses across New Mexico lost active status on the same date, affecting operators including Vireo, Purlife Holdings, and several smaller chains.

The timing coincides with enforcement activity in the state—KOB 4 reported a large illegal cultivation bust in Estancia yielding 21,000 pounds in late September. Whether the license deactivations reflect compliance actions, voluntary exits, or routine administrative changes remains unclear from available records. New Mexico's retail market still shows 1,006 active dispensary locations statewide.

Watch for updated guidance from New Mexico's cannabis regulator clarifying whether these September deactivations signal a policy shift or enforcement wave targeting the state's adult-use market.

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