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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 26. Drugs and Cosmetics § 26-2C-30. Unlawful possession of cannabis; penalties

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Except as allowed in the Cannabis Regulation Act and the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act:

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; and

B. 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.

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