The Albuquerque couple recently got married, and on April 1, they’ll open The Bad Company and step into New Mexico’s recreational cannabis industry.
Dan Novak has long been a proponent of legal recreational cannabis sales and said he was among the first to apply for a retail license.
“So we were actually, I think, the fourth people to apply for a retail license.
“It has turned from a little complex to a lot complex,” said Tina M.
Gooch said getting a business license or sorting zoning issues has been harder than normal because cities and counties may pass their own rules for where cannabis-related businesses can be located.
“It’s one of those…the Wild West, right?” she said.
Between existing medical licensees who are grandfathered into the recreational system and those new to the industry, New Mexico has approved 156 licenses for growers, manufacturers of refined cannabis products, couriers, labs and retailers.