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New Mexico Marijuana Laws
New Mexico Marijuana Laws Compared
The graphs below represents how lenient or strict the marijuana laws are in your state compared to Maine, Hawaii, and Connecticut. This determination is based on level of enforcement, weight limits, fines and/or time imprisoned. This determination is also based on how strict penalties are for repeat offenders and proximity to certain drug restricted areas such as school zones and public parks.
New Mexico
Lenient
Moderately Lenient
Moderate
Moderately Strict
Strict
Connecticut
Lenient
Moderately Lenient
Moderate
Moderately Strict
Strict
Hawaii
Lenient
Moderately Lenient
Moderate
Moderately Strict
Strict
Maine
Lenient
Moderately Lenient
Moderate
Moderately Strict
Strict
Misdemeanors
Unlawful possession of marijuana
A person who possesses 1 ounce or less of marijuana.
Fine: $50 to $100 Imprisonment: Up to 15 days
Unlawful possession of marijuana (2nd and subsequent offense)
A person who possesses 1 ounce or less of marijuana with a prior conviction for this offense. Fine: $100 to $1,000 Imprisonment: Up to 1 year
Unlawful possession of marijuana
A person who possesses more than 1 ounce, but less than 8 ounces of marijuana. Fine: $100 to $1,000 Imprisonment: Up to 1 year
Distribution of marijuana (without monetary exchange)
A person who distributes a small amount of marijuana for no monetary exchange. Fine: $150 to $100 Imprisonment: Up to 15 days
Unlawful possession/use of drug paraphernalia
It shall be unlawful for any person to use, or to possess with intent to use, drug paraphernalia to manufacture, inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce into the human body any amount of marijuana. Fine: $50 to $100 Imprisonment: Up to 1 year
Unlawful sale of drug paraphernalia
It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute or dispense, or possess with intent to distribute or dispense, or manufacture with intent to distribute or dispense drug paraphernalia to manufacture, inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce into the human body any amount of marijuana. Fine: Up to $1,000 Imprisonment: Up to 1 year
Felonies
Unlawful possession of marijuana
A person who possesses more than 8 ounces of marijuana. Fine: Up to $5,000 Imprisonment: Up to 1.5 years
Unlawful sale of marijuana
Any person who manufactures, sells, prescribes, administers, or transports or possesses with intent to sell, dispense, or compound less than 100 pounds of marijuana (1st offense). Fine: Up to $5,000 Imprisonment: Up to 1.5 years
Any person who manufactures, sells, prescribes, administers, or transports or possesses with intent to sell, dispense, or compound less than 100 pounds of marijuana (2nd offense). Fine: Up to $5,000 Imprisonment: Up to 3 years
Any person who manufactures, sells, prescribes, administers, or transports or possesses with intent to sell, dispense, or compound more than 100 pounds of marijuana (1st offense). Fine: Up to $5,000 Imprisonment: Up to 3 years
Any person who manufactures, sells, prescribes, administers, or transports or possesses with intent to sell, dispense, or compound more than 100 pounds of marijuana (2nd offense). Fine: Up to $10,000 Imprisonment: Up to 9 years
Unlawful distribution of marijuana to a minor
A person who is 18 years of age or older shall intentionally distribute any amount of marijuana to a person under the age of 18 years. Fine: Up to $5,000 Imprisonment: Up to 3 years
A person who is 18 years of age or older shall intentionally distribute any amount of marijuana to a person under the age of 18 years (2nd offense). Fine: Up to $10,000 Imprisonment: Up to 9 years
Unlawful sale of drug paraphernalia to a minor
A person 18 years of age or over who delivers drug paraphernalia to a person under 18 years of age and who is at least three years his junior.
Fine: Up to $5,000 Imprisonment: Up to 1.5 years
Note: Offenders of any marijuana related offense while within a posted drug-free school zone, excluding private property residentially zoned or used primarily as a residence and excluding any person in or on a motor vehicle in transit through the posted drug-free school zone will be face harsher fines and/or imprisonment.
United States Marijuana Arrest Trends
The graphs below represent the trends in marijuana arrests from 1990 to 2005 in the United States. With the higher amount of arrests also comes tens and billions of more dollars spent on enforcement, adjudication, and imprisonment for marijuana related offenses.
