City of Albuquerque - File #: O-21-82

• File #: O-21-82
• 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-2022-009
• Title: Amending Chapter 12, Article 4, Section 10, Of The Revised Ordinances Of Albuquerque (Unlawful Advertisement, Manufacture, And Delivery Of Drug Paraphernalia) To Conform To The New Mexico Cannabis Regulation Act, NMSA 1978, Section 26-2C-1 Et Seq (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-21-82 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Isaac Benton


ORDINANCE
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Amending Chapter 12, Article 4, Section 10, Of The Revised Ordinances Of Albuquerque (Unlawful Advertisement, Manufacture, And Delivery Of Drug Paraphernalia) To Conform To The New Mexico Cannabis Regulation Act, NMSA 1978, Section 26-2C-1 Et Seq (Benton)
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AMENDING CHAPTER 12, ARTICLE 4, SECTION 10, OF THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF ALBUQUERQUE (UNLAWFUL ADVERTISEMENT, MANUFACTURE, AND DELIVERY OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA) TO CONFORM TO THE NEW MEXICO CANNABIS REGULATION ACT, NMSA 1978,
SECTION 26-2C-1 ET SEQ.
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 Criminal Code, Section 12-4-10 declares unlawful the advertisement, manufacture, and delivery of drug paraphernalia, and includes language that classifies as "drug paraphernalia" equipment, products and materials utilized in the consumption of cannabis and cannabis-related products, including "hashish" and "hashish oil" which are con...