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.
