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NM Stat § 26-2B-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2B - Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act|Section 26-2B-8 - THC content; no limitation.

The department shall not limit the amount of THC concentration in a cannabis product; provided that the department may by rule adopt requirements for apportionment and packaging of cannabis products. History: Laws 2019, ch. 247, § 10.ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 247 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2019, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 26-2B-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2B - Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act|Section 26-2B-9 - Employment protections.

A. Unless a failure to do so would cause the employer to lose a monetary or licensing-related benefit under federal law or federal regulations, it is unlawful to take an adverse employment action against an applicant or an employee based on conduct allowed under the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act.B. Nothing in this section shall:(1) restrict an employer's ability to prohibit or take adverse employment action against an employee for use of, or being impaired by, medical cannabis on the premises of the place of employment or during the hours of employment; or(2) apply to an employee whose employer deems that the employee works in a safety-sensitive position. History: Laws 2019, ch. 247, § 11.ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 247 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2019, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature. Medical marijuana is not an accommodation that must be provided for by employer. — Where plaintiff filed a complaint with the New Mexico human rights division alleging unlawful discrimination by defendant tractor supply company, and where evidence at trial established that plaintiff applied for a management position with defendant, and where, during the interview process, plaintiff advised defendant's hiring manager of his diagnosis of HIV/AIDS and of his participation in the medical cannabis program, and where, after being hired for the job, defendant was required to report to a testing facility to undergo a drug test, the results of which indicated a positive test for cannabis metabolites, and where defendant discharged plaintiff on the basis of the positive drug test, defendant's motion to dismiss was granted because the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act, §§ 26-2B-1 through § 26-2B-10 NMSA 1978, which authorizes New Mexico's medical cannabis program, combined with the New Mexico Human Rights Act, §§ 28-1-1 through § 28-1-14 NMSA 1978, does not provide a cause of action for plaintiff, as medical marijuana is not an accommodation that must be provided for by the employer. Garcia v. Tractor Supply Company, 154 F.Supp.3d 1225 (D.N.M. 2016).
NM Stat § 26-2B-10 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2B - Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act|Section 26-2B-10 - Persons under state supervision; protections.

A person who is serving a period of probation or parole or who is in the custody or under the supervision of the state or a local government pending trial as part of a community supervision program shall not be penalized for conduct allowed under the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act. History: Laws 2019, ch. 247, § 12.ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 247 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2019, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 26-2C-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2C - Cannabis Regulation|Section 26-2C-1 - Short title.

Sections 1 through 42 [26-2C-1 to 26-2C-42 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the "Cannabis Regulation Act".History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 1. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 29, 2021, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.Temporary provisions. — Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 70 provided:A. On June 29, 2021, all functions, personnel, money, appropriations, records, furniture, equipment and other property of the department of health's medical cannabis program that are not part of the department's medical cannabis registry powers and duties shall be transferred to the regulation and licensing department.B. On June 29, 2021, all contractual obligations and other agreements of the department of health as they pertain to the department's medical cannabis program that are not part of the department's medical cannabis registry powers and duties are binding on the regulation and licensing department.C. Statutory references to the department of health that pertain to the department's medical cannabis program that are not part of the department's medical cannabis registry powers and duties shall be deemed to be references to the cannabis control division of the regulation and licensing department.D. On June 29, 2021, any unexpended or unencumbered balance in the medical cannabis fund is transferred to the cannabis regulation fund.E. Except to the extent any administrative rules are inconsistent with the provisions of this act, any administrative rules adopted by an officer, agency or other entity whose responsibilities have been transferred pursuant to the provisions of this act to another officer, agency or other entity remain in force until amended by the officer, agency or other entity to which the responsibility for the adoption of the rules has been transferred. To the extent any administrative rules are inconsistent with the provisions of this act, such rules are null and void. Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 71 provided that:A. The legislative finance committee shall study the fiscal and economic impacts of the Cannabis Regulation Act for fiscal years 2023 through 2027 and provide a report to the revenue stabilization and tax policy committee on or before December 1, 2027.B. The report shall include:(1) the impacts on budgets and staffing of the regulation and licensing department and the department of health; (2) the impacts on general fund revenue and expenses;(3) the impacts on potential funds created by the Cannabis Regulation Act;(4) the impacts on the medical cannabis program;(5) the impacts on local and state law enforcement; and(6) the economic impact on the state, including:(a) job creation;(b) tourism; and(c) other economic impacts.
NM Stat § 26-2C-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2C - Cannabis Regulation|Section 26-2C-5 - Department of health; duties; transfer of licensing duties.

Except for administration of the medical cannabis registry, the power, duty and authority of the department of health related to the medical cannabis program shall be transferred to the division on the effective date of the Cannabis Regulation Act.History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 5. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 29, 2021, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.Temporary provisions. — Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 70 provided:A. On June 29, 2021, all functions, personnel, money, appropriations, records, furniture, equipment and other property of the department of health's medical cannabis program that are not part of the department's medical cannabis registry powers and duties shall be transferred to the regulation and licensing department.B. On June 29, 2021, all contractual obligations and other agreements of the department of health as they pertain to the department's medical cannabis program that are not part of the department's medical cannabis registry powers and duties are binding on the regulation and licensing department.C. Statutory references to the department of health that pertain to the department's medical cannabis program that are not part of the department's medical cannabis registry powers and duties shall be deemed to be references to the cannabis control division of the regulation and licensing department.D. On June 29, 2021, any unexpended or unencumbered balance in the medical cannabis fund is transferred to the cannabis regulation fund.E. Except to the extent any administrative rules are inconsistent with the provisions of this act, any administrative rules adopted by an officer, agency or other entity whose responsibilities have been transferred pursuant to the provisions of this act to another officer, agency or other entity remain in force until amended by the officer, agency or other entity to which the responsibility for the adoption of the rules has been transferred. To the extent any administrative rules are inconsistent with the provisions of this act, such rules are null and void.
NM Stat § 26-2C-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2C - Cannabis Regulation|Section 26-2C-8 - Licensees; disciplinary actions; sanctions; civil penalty.

A. A violation of the provisions of the Cannabis Regulation Act by a licensee is grounds for disciplinary action.B. The division may:(1) impose an intermediate sanction established by rule;(2) impose a directed plan of correction;(3) assess a civil monetary penalty established by rule; provided that a civil monetary penalty shall not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per violation; and provided further that penalties and interest recovered pursuant to the Cannabis Regulation Act on behalf of the state shall be remitted to the state treasurer for deposit in the current school fund; or(4) suspend or revoke the license.C. The division shall promulgate rules specifying the criteria for imposition of sanctions and civil monetary penalties.D. The provisions of this section do not apply to occupational health and safety rules promulgated pursuant to Section 3 [26-2C-3 NMSA 1978] of the Cannabis Regulation Act.E. A person aggrieved by an action taken by the division pursuant to this section may request and receive a hearing with the superintendent for the purpose of reviewing the action in accordance with the Uniform Licensing Act [Chapter 61, Article 1 NMSA 1978].History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 8. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 29, 2021, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 26-2C-10 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2C - Cannabis Regulation|Section 26-2C-10 - Cannabis training and education program licensing; sanctions.

A. The division shall begin licensing cannabis training and education programs no later than January 1, 2022.B. The division may suspend a license for repeated violations of the same serious and substantial rule promulgated pursuant to the Cannabis Regulation Act pertaining to public health and safety.History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 10. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 29, 2021, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 26-2C-12 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2C - Cannabis Regulation|Section 26-2C-12 - Local control.

A. A local jurisdiction may:(1) adopt time, place and manner rules that do not conflict with the Cannabis Regulation Act or the Dee Johnson Clean Indoor Air Act [Chapter 24, Article 16 NMSA 1978], including rules that reasonably limit density of licenses and operating times consistent with neighborhood uses; and(2) allow for the smoking, vaporizing and ingesting of cannabis products within an indoor or outdoor cannabis consumption area if:(a) unless licensed pursuant to the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act [Chapter 26, Article 2B NMSA 1978], access to the cannabis consumption area is restricted to persons twenty-one years of age and older; and(b) the cannabis establishment or integrated cannabis microbusiness is located at a minimum distance from a school or daycare center as determined by the local jurisdiction, but which minimum distance shall not be set at any more than three hundred feet from a school or daycare center that was in existence at the time the establishment or microbusiness was licensed.B. A local jurisdiction shall not:(1) prevent transportation of cannabis products on public roads by a licensee that transports cannabis products in compliance with the Cannabis Regulation Act; (2) completely prohibit the operation of a licensee;(3) prohibit or limit signage attached to or located on licensed premises that identifies the premises as a cannabis establishment;(4) require a licensed premises or a cannabis consumption area to be any more than three hundred feet from a school or daycare center that was in existence at the time the cannabis establishment or integrated cannabis microbusiness was licensed;(5) require an existing licensee at a licensed premises to relocate; or(6) prohibit a person from producing homegrown cannabis as provided for in the Cannabis Regulation Act.History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 12. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 29, 2021, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 26-2C-13 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2C - Cannabis Regulation|Section 26-2C-13 - Licensee protections.

A. Conduct by a licensee or a licensee representative that is allowed pursuant to a license and conduct by a person that allows property to be used by a licensee or a licensee representative for conduct allowed pursuant to a license is lawful, not a violation of state or local law and is not a basis for seizure or forfeiture of any property or assets under state or local law.B. The state or a local jurisdiction shall not impose a criminal, civil or administrative penalty on a licensee, a licensee representative or a person that allows property to be used by a licensee or a licensee representative pursuant to a license, solely for conduct allowed pursuant to a license.History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 13. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 29, 2021, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 26-2C-15 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2C - Cannabis Regulation|Section 26-2C-15 - Transport via courier.

A. A vertically integrated cannabis establishment, cannabis retailer or integrated cannabis microbusiness may courier cannabis products.B. A courier may accept payment for services using any legal method of payment or payment on delivery.History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 15. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 29, 2021, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 26-2C-16 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2C - Cannabis Regulation|Section 26-2C-16 - Packaging and labeling.

Before sale or transport via cannabis courier of a cannabis product, the cannabis product shall be labeled and packaged as provided in Section 17 [26-2C-17 NMSA 1978] of the Cannabis Regulation Act.History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 16. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 29, 2021, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 26-2C-17 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2C - Cannabis Regulation|Section 26-2C-17 - Cannabis products; packaging and labeling; division rulemaking.

A. Cannabis or cannabis extract included in a cannabis product that is manufactured in compliance with applicable law is not considered to be an adulterant under state law.B. The division shall promulgate rules consistent with industry standards for cannabis products that establish labeling and packaging requirements, including that:(1) packages shall be resealable, child-resistant, compostable and recyclable or made from recycled materials;(2) packages and labels shall not be designed to be appealing to a child; and(3) labels shall include:(a) for a package containing only cannabis leaf or flower, the net weight of cannabis in the package;(b) identification of the licensee or licensees that produced or manufactured the cannabis product, the date on which the cannabis was harvested, the type of cannabis product and the date on which the cannabis product was manufactured and packaged;(c) potency and pesticide use;(d) a list of pharmacologically active ingredients;(e) for cannabis products containing non-cannabis ingredients, a list of all ingredients and a disclosure of nutritional information for the product or cannabis extract disclosed in the same manner required under federal law for nutritional labeling for food for human consumption;(f) a warning if nuts or other known allergens are used in the item or in its manufacture;(g) a logo designed by the division that is distinctive in design, color, size and location such that the logo notifies a reasonable person that the package contains cannabis;(h) a warning of possible adverse effects of consumption and the New Mexico poison and drug information center phone number;(i) an expiration date; and(j) other information as required by rules promulgated pursuant to the Cannabis Regulation Act.History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 17. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 29, 2021, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 26-2C-18 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2C - Cannabis Regulation|Section 26-2C-18 - Testing cannabis products; health and safety of employees.

A. A cannabis testing laboratory's testing of cannabis products shall comply with the requirements set forth in applicable law and rules.B. In consultation with the department of environment and consistent with industry standards, the division shall promulgate rules to:(1) ensure that testing of cannabis products occurs prior to distribution to cannabis retailers or sales by integrated cannabis microbusinesses;(2) specify how often licensees shall test cannabis products;(3) specify which persons bear the cost of testing cannabis products and medical cannabis;(4) provide for recordkeeping;(5) establish chain of custody protocols for testing sample transportation;(6) ensure that testing samples are transported and stored in a manner that prevents degradation, contamination, tampering or diversion; (7) specify protocols for testing sample collection that ensure accurate test results, including requiring that testing samples be collected by laboratory staff trained in testing sample collection; and(8) require destruction of a tested batch of cannabis products if the testing samples from the tested batch indicate noncompliance with applicable health and safety standards promulgated by the division, unless remedial measures can bring the cannabis products into compliance with the standards or the cannabis products can be used for research purposes.C. Beginning no later than April 1, 2022, the division shall identify, in consultation with the department of environment, a set of updated certified reference materials for laboratory testing to be measured against.D. The division shall work cooperatively with the department of environment to implement inspection of cannabis establishments to ensure the health and safety of employees in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act [50-9-1 to 50-9-25 NMSA 1978] and to determine compliance with rules promulgated by the environmental improvement board.History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 18. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 29, 2021, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 26-2C-19 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2C - Cannabis Regulation|Section 26-2C-19 - Researching cannabis; recordkeeping.

A. A cannabis research laboratory's research of cannabis shall comply with the requirements set forth in applicable law and rules.B. The division shall develop rules and procedures consistent with industry standards to provide for recordkeeping to ensure that cannabis products are not removed from the cannabis research laboratory premises.History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 19. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 29, 2021, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 26-2C-20 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2C - Cannabis Regulation|Section 26-2C-20 - Advertising and marketing restrictions.

The division shall promulgate rules consistent with industry standards that:A. prohibit the advertisement and marketing of cannabis products:(1) on radio, television or other broadcast media, internet pop-ups and mass transit vehicles; provided that the division shall not prohibit advertising and marketing to:(a) subscribers of subscription-based radio, television or other broadcast media who are twenty-one years of age or older; or(b) persons twenty-one years of age or older who have solicited the advertising or marketing;(2) that are false, deceptive or misleading, including making unproven health benefit claims;(3) that are on billboards, posters, handbills or other visual media that are located or can be viewed within three hundred feet of a school, daycare center or church;(4) that depict consumption by children or other persons who appear to be younger than twenty-one years of age;(5) that use predatory marketing and advertising practices targeting minors; or(6) that are designed using cartoon characters or to mimic any other product brand; andB. require:(1) all advertisements and marketing to accurately and legibly identify all persons responsible for its content; and(2) advertisements in print and digital communications to be placed only where the audience is reasonably expected to be twenty-one years of age or older as determined by reliable, current audience composition data.History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 20. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 29, 2021, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 26-2C-21 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2C - Cannabis Regulation|Section 26-2C-21 - Contracts.

A contract related to the operation of a license is enforceable, and a contract entered into by a licensee or a licensee representative for conduct allowed pursuant to a cannabis establishment license or entered into by a person who allows property to be used by a licensee or a licensee representative for conduct allowed pursuant to a license shall not be deemed unenforceable on the basis that the conduct allowed pursuant to the license is prohibited by federal law.History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 21. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 29, 2021, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.