New Mexico Cannabis Control Division Investigates Sukha Raja, LLC for Violations

The Cannabis Control Division (CCD) of New Mexico is contemplating disciplinary action against Sukha Raja, LLC for numerous regulatory violations discovered during inspections. Sukha Raja has 20 days to request a hearing or settle the matter, or the CCD may revoke or suspend the company’s license, impose fines, or take other penalties. The case (No. 2024-016) highlights several serious issues:

Findings from the inspection include:

1. Exceeding Plant Count: Cultivating several hundred more cannabis plants than their approved limit of 545.

2. Lack of Proper Permits and Licenses: Failure to provide local business registration, building permits, and a Fire Marshal inspection.

3. Insufficient Water Rights: Inability to provide documentation for legal water usage.

4. No Pest Management Plan: Lack of a required plan and significant pest issues at the facility.

5. Use of Unregistered Pesticides: Use of pesticides not approved by the New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA).

6. Failure to Track Cannabis Plants: Failure to tag and track nearly 1,000 mature plants as required by the state’s Bio Track system.

7. No Employee Policies and Procedures: Lack of employee training on health and safety protocols.

8. Health and Safety Violations: No hand-washing stations, improper waste disposal, and animals roaming freely near cannabis plants.

9. Failure to Maintain Proper Fencing: Failure to obscure outdoor cannabis cultivation areas from public view.

These violations serve as the basis for potential disciplinary actions that could have significant consequences for Sukha Raja, LLC.