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NM Stat § 26-2C-22 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2C - Cannabis Regulation|Section 26-2C-22 - Provision of professional services.

An attorney, accountant, insurance agent, real estate agent, security guard or other person engaged in a profession subject to state licensure shall not be subject to disciplinary action by a professional association, a state professional board or a state licensing entity because the professional provides professional services or assistance to prospective or licensed cannabis establishments or another person in connection with activity that the professional reasonably believes complies with the Cannabis Regulation Act and rules promulgated pursuant to that act.History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 22. 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-23 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2C - Cannabis Regulation|Section 26-2C-23 - Medical cannabis provisions unaffected.

Nothing in the Cannabis Regulation Act shall be construed to limit a privilege or right of a qualified patient, a primary caregiver or a reciprocal participant participating in the medical cannabis program or the use, dispensing, possession, prescribing, storage or transport of a prescription drug containing cannabis that is approved pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 23. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, see 21 U.S.C.S. Effective 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-24 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2C - Cannabis Regulation|Section 26-2C-24 - Protections for the use of cannabis.

A. Conduct allowed pursuant to the Cannabis Regulation Act shall not in itself constitute grounds for a holder of a professional or occupational license to be subject to professional discipline for providing advice or services related to cannabis establishments or applications to operate cannabis establishments on the basis that cannabis is illegal under federal law.B. An applicant for a professional or occupational license shall not be denied a license based solely on previous employment related to cannabis establishments.C. A person shall not be denied parental rights or custody of or visitation with a minor child by the state or local government based solely on conduct that is lawful pursuant to the Cannabis Regulation Act. Nothing in this subsection prevents law enforcement, the children, youth and families department or the courts from acting in the best interests of the minor child.D. A person currently under parole, probation or other state supervision or released awaiting trial or other hearing shall not be punished or otherwise penalized based solely on conduct that is lawful pursuant to the Cannabis Regulation Act unless prohibition on the use or possession of cannabis has been a specific condition of parole, probation or other state supervision or release awaiting trial or other hearing.E. A person shall not be denied eligibility in public assistance programs or denied health care based solely on conduct that is lawful pursuant to the Cannabis Regulation Act unless required by federal law.History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 24. 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-26 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2C - Cannabis Regulation|Section 26-2C-26 - Limits on personal use; penalties.

A. Nothing in Section 25 [26-2C-25 NMSA 1978] of the Cannabis Regulation Act shall be construed to:(1) allow a person to smoke cannabis products in a public place, except in a cannabis consumption area; or(2) restrict the ability of a person to prohibit conduct otherwise allowed in the Cannabis Regulation Act on the person's privately owned property.B. A person who violates Paragraph (1) of Subsection A of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of fifty dollars ($50.00).C. As used in this section, "smoke" means to inhale, exhale, burn or carry any lighted or heated device or pipe or any other lighted or heated cannabis products intended for inhalation, whether natural or synthetic, in any manner or in any form.D. A person less than eighteen years of age, the family of a person less than eighteen years of age or a person legally obligated to care for and support a person less than eighteen years of age who is subject to the fines pursuant to Subsection B of this section shall not be required to pay any fees or fines pursuant to the Cannabis Regulation Act.History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 26. 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-27 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2C - Cannabis Regulation|Section 26-2C-27 - Personal production of cannabis; penalties.

A. Unless otherwise provided in the Cannabis Regulation Act, it is unlawful for a person without a license to intentionally produce cannabis products except as provided in this section.B. A person twenty-one years of age or older who intentionally produces:(1) more than six and up to twelve mature or immature cannabis plants shall be issued a penalty assessment pursuant to Section 31-19A-1 NMSA 1978 and is subject to a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00); and(2) more than twelve mature or immature cannabis plants is guilty of a fourth degree felony and may be sentenced as provided in Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978.C. A person who is eighteen years of age or older but less than twenty-one years of age who intentionally produces:(1) up to six mature or immature cannabis plants shall be issued a penalty assessment pursuant to Section 31-19A-1 NMSA 1978 and is subject to a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00);(2) more than six mature or immature cannabis plants and up to twelve mature or immature cannabis plants is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978; and (3) more than twelve mature or immature cannabis plants is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978.D. A person who is less than eighteen years of age who intentionally produces cannabis products is guilty of a civil violation and shall be subject to: (1) attendance at a four-hour evidence-based drug education and legal rights program at no cost to the minor; or(2) four hours of community service.History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 27. 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-28 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2C - Cannabis Regulation|Section 26-2C-28 - Unlicensed sales of cannabis; penalties.

A. As used in this section, "traffic" means the:(1) distribution, sale, barter or giving away of cannabis products; or(2) possession with intent to distribute, sell, barter or give away cannabis products.B. Unless otherwise provided in the Cannabis Regulation Act or the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act [Chapter 26, Article 2B NMSA 1978], it is unlawful for a person without a license to intentionally traffic cannabis products.C. A person under eighteen years of age who violates Subsection B of this section shall be subject to:(1) attendance at a four-hour evidence-based drug education and legal rights program at no cost to the person; or(2) four hours of community service.D. Except as otherwise provided in Section 14 [26-2C-14 NMSA 1978] of the Cannabis Regulation Act, a person eighteen years of age or older who violates Subsection B of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.E. A person eighteen years of age or older who violates Subsection B of this section and who conducts unlicensed cannabis product sales from a building, room or other area open to the public in a manner that would lead a reasonable person to believe that the area is a cannabis establishment licensed pursuant to the Cannabis Regulation Act is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978.History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 28. 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-29 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2C - Cannabis Regulation|Section 26-2C-29 - Cannabis within restricted area; penalty.

Unless otherwise allowed in the Cannabis Regulation Act or the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act [Chapter 26, Article 2B NMSA 1978], a person shall not possess or intentionally distribute any amount of a cannabis product on the premises of a school or daycare center unless the person is a qualified patient, a primary caregiver or a reciprocal participant; provided that this section shall not apply to a person who possesses a cannabis product for authorized purposes on the premises of a licensed cannabis training and education program. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 29. 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-30 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2C - Cannabis Regulation|Section 26-2C-30 - Unlawful possession of cannabis; penalties.

Except as allowed in the Cannabis Regulation Act and the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act [Chapter 26, Article 2B NMSA 1978]:A. a person under twenty-one years of age shall not possess cannabis products. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a civil violation and shall be subject to:(1) attendance at a four-hour evidence-based drug education and legal rights program at no cost to the person; or(2) four hours of community service; andB. a person twenty-one years of age or older shall not possess more than two ounces of cannabis, sixteen grams of cannabis extract and eight hundred milligrams of edible cannabis in public. A person who violates this subsection with respect to:(1) more than two but not more than eight ounces of cannabis, more than sixteen grams of cannabis extract and more than eight hundred milligrams of edible cannabis is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978; or(2) more than eight ounces of cannabis, sixty-four grams of cannabis extract or three thousand two hundred milligrams of edible cannabis is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978.History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 30. 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-31 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2C - Cannabis Regulation|Section 26-2C-31 - Unlicensed manufacturing of cannabis extract; penalty.

It is unlawful for a person to manufacture cannabis extract without a license issued pursuant to the Cannabis Regulation Act unless the person produces and manufactures cannabis extract from homegrown cannabis using nonvolatile solvents, alcohol or carbon dioxide or no solvents. The use of any other solvent or process is expressly prohibited unless it is approved by the division. A person who violates this section is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978.History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 31. 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-32 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2C - Cannabis Regulation|Section 26-2C-32 - Exemption from criminal and civil penalties; researchers.

A person shall not be subject to arrest or prosecution, penalized in any manner or denied any right or privilege solely because the person produced, possessed, distributed, dispensed or purchased cannabis products if the person produced, possessed, distributed, dispensed or purchased the cannabis products solely for the purpose of research conducted pursuant to the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act [Chapter 26, Article 2B NMSA 1978] or the Cannabis Regulation Act.History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 32. 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-33 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2C - Cannabis Regulation|Section 26-2C-33 - Reporting requirements for cannabis-related violations.

A. Within sixty days following the end of each fiscal year, every police and sheriff's department shall report on a form approved by the department of public safety the total number of arrests, citations and penalty assessments for cannabis-related violations broken down by:(1) category and penalty level; and(2) race, ethnicity, age and gender.B. Each law enforcement agency shall submit its annual report to the department of public safety.C. The department of public safety shall compile the reports submitted and shall issue by November 1 of each year an annual report of all cannabis-related violations in the state. The report shall aggregate the data for the state and shall disaggregate the data by agency, race, ethnicity, age and gender. The department of public safety shall make all annual reports submitted for previous fiscal years available on the department of public safety's website.D. For purposes of this section, "cannabis-related violation" means a violation of any of Sections 27 through 31 [26-2C-27 to 26-2C-31 NMSA 1978] of the Cannabis Regulation Act or a violation of Section 66-8-102 or 66-13-3 NMSA 1978 if the basis for the arrest or citation is impairment due to the use of cannabis products.History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 33. 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-34 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2C - Cannabis Regulation|Section 26-2C-34 - Employer protections; exemptions.

A. Unless there is an agreement between the employer and employee, nothing in the Cannabis Regulation Act shall:(1) restrict an employer's ability to prohibit or take an adverse employment action against an employee for impairment by or possession or use of intoxicating substances at work or during work hours;(2) require an employer to commit any act that would cause the employer to be noncompliant with or in violation of federal law or federal regulations or that would result in the loss of a federal contract or federal funding; or(3) prevent or infringe upon the rights of an employer to adopt and implement a written zero-tolerance policy regarding the use of cannabis products. A zero-tolerance policy may permit the discipline or termination of an employee on the basis of a positive drug test that indicates any amount of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol metabolite.B. The Cannabis Regulation Act does not apply to an employee of an employer subject to the provisions of Title 2 of the federal Railway Labor Act. C. Nothing in the Cannabis Regulation Act shall be construed to invalidate, diminish or otherwise interfere with any collective bargaining agreement nor shall it be construed to invalidate, diminish or otherwise interfere with any party's power to collectively bargain such an agreement, or to an employer or employee.D. As used in this section, "adverse employment action" means refusing to hire or employ a person; barring or discharging a person from employment; requiring a person to retire from employment; or discriminating against an employee in compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment.History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 34. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For the federal Railway Labor Act, see 15 U.S.C. §§ 21, 45; 18 U.S.C. § 373; 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 to 1294 and 45 U.S.C. §§ 151 to 163, 181 to 188.Effective 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-35 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2C - Cannabis Regulation|Section 26-2C-35 - Appeal of rules.

A person who is or may be affected by a rule promulgated by the division or other state agency pursuant to the Cannabis Regulation Act may appeal to the district court.History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 35. 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-36 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2C - Cannabis Regulation|Section 26-2C-36 - Public records and open meetings.

Records of the division are subject to the Inspection of Public Records Act [Chapter 14, Article 3 NMSA 1978]. Rulemaking and other hearings of the division are subject to the Open Meetings Act [Chapter 10, Article 15 NMSA 1978].History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 36. 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-37 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2C - Cannabis Regulation|Section 26-2C-37 - Intrastate source.

Except as provided in Section 38 [26-2C-38 NMSA 1978] of the Cannabis Regulation Act, all cannabis products shall be derived from a source originating within New Mexico.History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 37. 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-38 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics|Article 2C - Cannabis Regulation|Section 26-2C-38 - Imports and exports.

A. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 37 [26-2C-37 NMSA 1978] of the Cannabis Regulation Act or any other provision of law, the governor shall enter into agreements with other jurisdictions within or outside of the United States for the purposes of cross-jurisdictional delivery of cannabis products between this state and the other jurisdictions. Such agreements shall:(1) ensure enforceable public health and safety standards; (2) include a system to regulate and track the interstate or international delivery of cannabis products; and(3) ensure that any cannabis products delivered into this state, prior to sale to a consumer, are tested, packaged and labeled pursuant to New Mexico laws and rules.B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and in accordance with an agreement described in Subsection A of this section, a person licensed to:(1) courier cannabis products may deliver cannabis products to a person located in, and authorized to receive cannabis products by, another jurisdiction in the United States; and(2) receive cannabis products may receive cannabis products from a person located in, and authorized to export cannabis products by, another jurisdiction in the United States or internationally.C. This section shall take effect on the earlier date on which:(1) federal law is amended to allow for the interstate or international transfer of cannabis products between authorized cannabis-related businesses; or(2) the United States department of justice issues an opinion or memorandum allowing or tolerating the interstate or international transfer of cannabis products between cannabis-related businesses as authorized by state law.History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 38. 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.