State Eyes Discipline for The W**d Shack After Alleged Unlicensed Sales, Production, and Manufacturing
New Mexico’s Regulation & Licensing Department and its CCD say they’re poised to bring the hammer down on Taima Horticulture Collective LLC, doing business as The W**d Shack, tied to license VIC‑2022‑0078 and controlling person. In a Notice of Contemplated Action dated July 25, 2025, the agencies allege a run of unlicensed operations at the former shop at 12830 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque—and they’re warning that suspension, revocation, fines, or other penalties are on the table if the company doesn’t answer the bell.
What triggered it
The company’s vertically integrated state license expired May 26, 2024.
CCD compliance officers say they witnessed unlicensed retail activity on Aug. 20, 2024, and again on June 6, 2025 at the same address.
Officers also say they observed unlicensed production on those same dates, and unlicensed manufacturing on Aug. 20, 2024 and June 6, 2025.
Separately, the City of Albuquerque issued a Notice of Violation on May 6, 2025 for lacking a current local business registration and red‑tagged the property on June 6, 2025—yet operations allegedly continued.
The charge sheet
Unlicensed commercial activity (retail, production, manufacturing) under §61‑1‑3.2 NMSA, which carries $10,000 per instance in civil fees.
Violations cited against 16.8.2.40(C)(3) NMAC (sales confined to licensed retail premises), 16.8.2.21(C) NMAC (no cultivation without a license), and §26‑2C‑31 NMSA (no extract manufacturing without a license, with narrow home‑use exceptions).
Failure to timely renew under 16.8.2.14(C) NMAC—no renewal was filed before the May 26, 2024 expiration, yet operations allegedly continued.
Missing local business registration under 16.8.2.8(A) NMAC (must comply with applicable state and local laws).
What happens next
If the respondent doesn’t request a hearing within 20 days of service, CCD can move ahead by default; that action won’t be subject to judicial review. A hearing request must be mailed (certified, return receipt) to Eden Sayers, Administrative Prosecutor, CCD, 2550 Cerrillos Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87505. At a hearing (per §61‑1‑8 NMSA), the respondent can have counsel, present evidence, cross‑examine witnesses, and seek subpoenas.
Bottom line
The state says The W**d Shack kept the doors open after the license went dark. If that story holds up at a hearing, the bill could include hefty per‑instance penalties and the loss of the right to operate. In this line of work, you live by your paperwork—or you live with the consequences.
Source: Notice of Contemplated Action, CCD Case No. 2025‑006 (dated July 25, 2025), New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department / CCD.
