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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A cannabis product is deemed to be adulterated if:
A. it bears or contains mold, mildew or other deleterious or poisonous substance that may render it injurious to health;
B. it consists in whole or in part of a diseased, contaminated, filthy, impure or infested ingredient or putrid or decomposed substance or if it is otherwise unfit for consumption;
C. it has been produced, prepared, packed or held under unsanitary conditions so that it may have been contaminated with filth or rendered diseased, unwholesome or injurious to health;
D. its container is composed in whole or in part of a poisonous or deleterious substance that may render the contents injurious to health;
E. a valuable constituent has been, in whole or in part, omitted or abstracted from the cannabis product;
F. a substance has been substituted in whole or in part that is contrary to the ingredient list on the package unless a notification of substitution is adhered to the packaging;
G. damage or inferiority has been concealed in any manner;
H. a substance has been added so as to increase the cannabis product's bulk or weight, reduce its quality or strength or make it appear better or of greater value than it is; or
I. the cannabis product is a confectionery, it contains alcohol or other non-nutritive article or substance except harmless coloring, flavoring, natural gum, pectin or resinous glaze not in excess of four-tenths of one percent; provided that a confectionary may include less than two and one-fourth percent by weight of alcohol derived solely from the use of flavoring extracts or to any chewing gum by reason of its containing harmless non-nutritive masticatory substances.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 26. Drugs and Cosmetics § 26-2C-18.1. When cannabis product deemed adulterated - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-26-drugs-and-cosmetics/nm-st-sect-26-2c-18-1/
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