Lawsuit against Glenrio dispensary dismissed

A local contractor’s lawsuit against a company that owns and operates a recreational marijuana dispensary in Glenrio was dismissed earlier this month.

Pacheco Construction & Trucking’s complaint against Glenrio Properties was dismissed with prejudice on Jan. 17, which means the suit cannot be refiled in that court.

Randy Knudson of Portales, the attorney for Pacheco Construction, confirmed in an email last week the case had been settled. He did not elaborate on the terms.

Pacheco Construction of Tucumcari filed a money judgment complaint and foreclosure in December against Glenrio Properties, which owns Glenrio Smoke Stop.

The firm accused the dispensary of not paying for more than $104,000 in construction work.

Pacheco stated in the complaint it had performed work at site in February.

The company stated Glenrio Properties owed $104,375.27, plus 15% interest since Nov. 4, the costs of recording the claim of lien and attorney’s costs.

Glenrio Properties principal Gabi Tuschak stated in an email in December the complaint stemmed from “a dispute between Pacheco and our contractor over questionable charges that have yet to be resolved.”

A phone message to Tuschak last week wasn’t returned.

It wasn’t clear from court documents whether Glenrio Properties used an attorney.

Glenrio Smoke Stop opened in September just yards west of the Texas border, where recreational marijuana remains illegal.

It was the first new business in the far eastern Quay County community in at least 40 years. Glenrio once was a busy Route 66 village, but it quickly became a ghost town after it was bypassed by Interstate 40.