{"data":{"id":"us-nm/26-2b-5","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"26-2B-5","heading":"Prohibitions, restrictions and limitations on the medical use of cannabis; criminal penalties.","body":"A. Participation in a medical use of cannabis program by a qualified patient, primary caregiver or reciprocal participant does not relieve the qualified patient, primary caregiver or reciprocal participant from:\n(1) criminal prosecution or civil penalties for activities not authorized in the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act;\n(2) liability for damages or criminal prosecution arising out of the operation of a vehicle while under the influence of cannabis; or\n(3) criminal prosecution or civil penalty for possession or use of cannabis:\n(a) in the workplace of the qualified patient's, primary caregiver's or reciprocal participant's employment; or\n(b) at a public park, recreation center, youth center or other public place.\nB. A person who makes a fraudulent representation to a law enforcement officer about the person's participation in a medical use of cannabis program to avoid arrest or prosecution for a cannabis-related offense is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.","path":["Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics","ARTICLE 2B Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18526/index.do","current_through":"2025-12-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"f6522472e75db163c628a7e8c359989852dacd2b4c526cc4a84f425ae58e5fcb","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/26-2b-4","next":"us-nm/26-2b-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}