City of Albuquerque - File #: O-21-83

• File #: O-21-83
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 11/15/2021
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 4/4/2022
• Enactment date: 4/15/2022
• Enactment #: O-2022-016
• Title: Amending Chapter 9, Article 5, Part 5 Of The Revised Ordinances Of Albuquerque (The "Albuquerque Clean Indoor Air Ordinance") Regarding Public Consumption Of Cannabis Following The Enactment Of The New Mexico Cannabis Regulation Act, NMSA 1978, Section 26-2C-1 Et Seq. (Benton)

Date	Action By	Action	Result
4/15/2022	City Clerk	Published
4/14/2022	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
4/7/2022	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
4/4/2022	City Council	Passed as Amended	Pass
4/4/2022	City Council	Amended	Pass
3/21/2022	City Council	Postponed	Pass
3/21/2022	City Council	Postponed	Fail
3/7/2022	City Council	Postponed as Amended	Pass
3/7/2022	City Council	Amended	Pass
3/7/2022	City Council	Amended	Fail
3/7/2022	City Council	Amended
2/23/2022	City Council	Accepted with a recommendation Do Pass, As Amended
2/16/2022	Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee	Amended
2/16/2022	Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee	Sent to Council with a recommendation of Do Pass, as Amended	Pass
2/16/2022	Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee	Amended	Pass
2/16/2022	Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee	Amended	Pass
2/16/2022	Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee	Amended	Pass
11/15/2021	City Council	Introduced and Referred
11/15/2021	President	Referred

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FOURTH COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. O-21-83 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Isaac Benton


ORDINANCE
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Amending Chapter 9, Article 5, Part 5 Of The Revised Ordinances Of Albuquerque (The "Albuquerque Clean Indoor Air Ordinance") Regarding Public Consumption Of Cannabis Following The Enactment Of The New Mexico Cannabis Regulation Act, NMSA 1978, Section 26-2C-1 Et Seq. (Benton)
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AMENDING CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE 5, PART 5 OF THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF ALBUQUERQUE (THE "ALBUQUERQUE CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE") REGARDING PUBLIC CONSUMPTION OF CANNABIS FOLLOWING THE ENACTMENT OF 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 New Mexico Legislature subsequently amended the Dee Johnson Clean Indoor Air Act, NMSA 1978, ? 24-16-1 et seq. to include cannabis smoke regulations; and
WHEREAS, The Albuquerque Clean Indoor Air Act is intended to model and expand the provisions of the Dee Johnson Clean Indoor Air Act; and
WHEREAS, The Albuquerque Clean Indoor Air Act, Section 9-5-5-1 et seq. currently regulates only tobacco smoke; and
WHEREAS, The City Council also aims to protect the health and safety of persons in the City of Albuquerque and limit exposure to the harmful effects of secondhand cannabi...