{"data":{"id":"us-nm/32a-1-22","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"32A-1-22","heading":"Medical cannabis program; removal of children; family services intervention; school enrollment; medical care.","body":"A. An individual's participation in the state's medical cannabis program established pursuant to the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act [Chapter 26, Article 2B NMSA 1978] shall not in itself constitute grounds for:\n(1) intervention, removal or placement into state custody of a child in that individual's care pursuant to the Abuse and Neglect Act [Chapter 32A, Article 4 NMSA 1978]; or\n(2) the provision of state prevention, diversion or intervention services to that individual's family pursuant to the Voluntary Placement and Family Services Act [Chapter 32A, Article 3A NMSA 1978].\nB. A person shall not be denied custody of or visitation or parenting time with a child, and there is no presumption of neglect or child endangerment, for conduct allowed under the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act.\nC. A school shall not refuse to enroll or otherwise penalize a person solely for conduct allowed pursuant to the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act, unless failing to do so would cause the school to lose a monetary or licensing-related benefit under federal law or regulation.\nD. For the purposes of medical care, including an organ transplant, a qualified patient's use of cannabis pursuant to the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act shall be considered the equivalent of the use of any other medication under the direction of a physician and shall not be considered to constitute the use of an illicit substance or otherwise disqualify a qualified patient from medical care.","path":["Chapter 32A - Children's Code","ARTICLE 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18532/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"90f0856d3a8df9341a50ca09f1966f2a847d98333be1efcf88c9dbf94a5ee071","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/32a-1-21","next":"us-nm/32a-2-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}