City of Albuquerque - File #: O-21-81

• File #: O-21-81
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 11/15/2021
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 3/7/2022
• Enactment date: 3/28/2022
• Enactment #: O-2022-008
• Title: Repealing Chapter 11, Article 14, Of The Revised Ordinances Of Albuquerque (The "Marijuana Possession Ordinance") (Benton)

Date	Action By	Action	Result
3/28/2022	City Clerk	Published
3/22/2022	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
3/16/2022	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
3/7/2022	City Council	Passed	Pass
2/23/2022	City Council	Accepted with a Recommendation Do Pass
2/15/2022	Public Safety Committee	Sent to Council with a recommendation of Do Pass	Pass
11/15/2021	City Council	Introduced and Referred
11/15/2021	President	Referred

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FOURTH COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. O-21-81 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Isaac Benton


ORDINANCE
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Repealing Chapter 11, Article 14, Of The Revised Ordinances Of Albuquerque (The "Marijuana Possession Ordinance") (Benton)
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REPEALING CHAPTER 11, ARTICLE 14, OF THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF ALBUQUERQUE (THE "MARIJUANA POSSESSION ORDINANCE").
WHEREAS, The Cannabis Regulation Act, NMSA 1978, ? 26-2C-1 et seq., ("CRA") was signed into law by the New Mexico Legislature on April 12, 2021; and
WHEREAS, The CRA contains provisions authorizing the possession, consumption, purchase, processing, manufacturing, and transport of cannabis and cannabis-related products by an individual who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age; and
WHEREAS, The CRA provides the regulatory framework for the licensing and operation of cannabis establishments which are authorized to engage in the retail sale, cultivation, processing, manufacture, and transport of cannabis and cannabis-related products; and
WHEREAS, The State Controlled Substances Act, NMSA 1978, ? 30-31-1 et seq. was updated to exclude from its definition of "drug paraphernalia" equipment, products, and materials used in accordance with the Cannabis Regulation Act or the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act; and
WHEREAS, The Albuquerque "Marijuana Possession Ordinance," Section 11-14-1 et seq., designates the possession of marijuana and/or "paraphernalia" as civil infractions punishable by monetary fines; and
WHEREAS, The City Council finds that the civil infractions created by the Marijuana Possession Ordinance are in conflict with State law; and
WHEREAS, The City Council finds that in order to comply with changes to State law, the Marijuana Possession Ordinance must be repealed in its entirety.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
SECTION 1. REPEAL.
The entirety of Chapte...