NMSA 30-31-25.1. Possession, delivery or manufacture of drug
AI-assisted research summary: It is unlawful to use, possess, deliver, or manufacture drug paraphernalia for controlled-substance use, with limited exceptions, and violations can trigger a $50 penalty, a misdemeanor, or a fourth-degree felony depending on the subsection and age-based facts.
30-31-25.1. Possession, delivery or manufacture of drug paraphernalia prohibited; exceptions. A. It is unlawful for a person to use or possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale or otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled substance in violation of the Controlled Substances Act. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to a person who is in possession of: (1) hypodermic syringes or needles for the purpose of participation in or administration of the Harm Reduction Act [24-2C-1 to 24-2C-6 NMSA 1978]; (2) supplies or devices obtained pursuant to the Harm Reduction Act in accordance with rules established by the department of health for the harm reduction program; or (3) supplies or devices used for the testing of controlled substances or controlled substance analogs for dangerous adulterants. B. It is unlawful for a person to deliver, possess with intent to deliver or manufacture with the intent to deliver drug paraphernalia with knowledge, or under circumstances where one reasonably should know, that it will be used to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale or otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled substance in violation of the Controlled Substances Act. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to: (1) department of health employees or their designees while they are directly and immediately engaged in activities related to the harm reduction program authorized by the Harm Reduction Act; or (2) the sale or distribution of hypodermic syringes and needles by pharmacists licensed pursuant to the Pharmacy Act [Chapter 61, Article 11 NMSA 1978]. C. A person who violates the provisions of Subsection A of this section 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). A person who violates the provisions of Subsection B of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. D. A person eighteen years of age or over who violates the provisions of Subsection B of this section by delivering drug paraphernalia to a person under eighteen years of age and who is at least three years the person's junior is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978. History: 1978 Comp., § 30-31-25.1, enacted by Laws 1981, ch. 31, § 2; 1997, ch. 256, § 7; 2001, ch. 189, § 1; 2019, ch. 217, § 2; 2022, ch. 4, § 4.