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Section 30-31-22 – Controlled or counterfeit substances; distribution prohibited.

A. Except as authorized by the Controlled Substances Act, it is unlawful for a person to intentionally distribute or possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog except a substance enumerated in Schedule I or II that is a narcotic drug, a controlled substance analog of a controlled substance enumerated […]

Section 30-31-23 – Controlled substances; possession prohibited.

A. It is unlawful for a person intentionally to possess a controlled substance unless the substance was obtained pursuant to a valid prescription or order of a practitioner while acting in the course of professional practice or except as otherwise authorized by the Controlled Substances Act. It is unlawful for a person intentionally to possess […]

Section 30-31-24 – Controlled substances; violations of administrative provisions.

A. It is unlawful for any person: (1) who is subject to Sections 30-31-11 through 30-31-19 NMSA 1978 to intentionally distribute or dispense a controlled substance in violation of Section 30-31-18 NMSA 1978; (2) who is a registrant, to intentionally manufacture a controlled substance not authorized by his registration, or to intentionally distribute or dispense […]

Section 30-31-15 – Order to show cause.

A. Before denying, suspending or revoking a registration or refusing a renewal of registration, the board shall serve upon the applicant or registrant an order to show cause why registration should not be denied, revoked or suspended or why the renewal should not be refused. The order to show cause shall contain a statement of […]

Section 30-31-16 – Records of registrants.

A. Every registrant under the Controlled Substances Act manufacturing, distributing or dispensing a controlled substance shall maintain, on a current basis, a complete and accurate record of each substance manufactured, received, sold or delivered by him in accordance with regulations of the board. Inventories as required in the federal Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control […]

Section 30-31-17 – Order forms.

Controlled substances in Schedules I and II shall be distributed by a registrant to another registrant only pursuant to an order form. Compliance with the provisions of the federal Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 respecting order forms shall be deemed compliance with this section. History: 1953 Comp., § 54-11-17, enacted by […]

Section 30-31-18 – Prescriptions.

A. No controlled substance listed in Schedule II, which is a prescription drug as determined by the federal food and drug administration, may be dispensed without a written prescription of a practitioner, unless administered directly to an ultimate user. No prescription for a Schedule II substance may be refilled. No person other than a practitioner […]

Section 30-31-19 – Distributions by manufacturers or distributors.

A registered manufacturer or distributor may distribute controlled substances to the following: A. a registered manufacturer, pharmacy or distributor; B. a registered practitioner; C. a registered hospital or clinic; and D. to a person in charge of a registered laboratory, but only for use by that laboratory for scientific and medical purposes. History: 1953 Comp., […]

Section 30-31-20 – Trafficking controlled substances; violation.

A. As used in the Controlled Substances Act, “traffic” means the: (1) manufacture of a controlled substance enumerated in Schedules I through V or a controlled substance analog as defined in Subsection W of Section 30-31-2 NMSA 1978; (2) distribution, sale, barter or giving away of: (a) a controlled substance enumerated in Schedule I or […]

Section 30-31-5 – Schedules; criteria.

There are established five schedules of controlled substances to be known as Schedules I, II, III, IV and V. A. The board shall place a substance in Schedule I if it finds that the substance: (1) has a high potential for abuse; and (2) has no accepted medical use in treatment in the United States […]