The cannabis business is booming in New Mexico, also known as the Land of Enchantment, with adult-use sales reaching $3,092,712 in the first weekend.
Three days and millions of dollars later, the New Mexico adult-use cannabis industry is off to a roaring start.
Local television station KOAT reports that, as of noon on Sunday, recreational pot sales in the state had eclipsed $3 million.
The station, citing state officials, said that 49,552 transactions for recreational cannabis transactions had been recorded at that time, which totaled $3,092,712.
Sales officially kicked off after midnight on Friday, when hundreds of eager customers lined up outside the dispensaries in anticipation of the historic opening.