New MexiCann Natural Medicine is closing medical cannabis dispensaries in Northern New Mexico following an explosion in October that severely injured workers and led to criminal charges against the company's executive director.
Carlos Gonzales, 56, of Santa Fe was charged in February with two felony counts of arson. Earlier that month, the state Department of Health said it was considering revoking the company's production and sales license because of the fire, which was the second in five years at New MexiCann's headquarters in Santa Fe.
Spokesmen for the Department of Health could not be reached for comment Saturday on whether New MexiCann's medical cannabis license had been pulled.
Employees at locations in Santa Fe and Las Vegas, N.M., said Saturday the stores were holding sales on products and that it was their last day of business. They declined to comment further.
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