New Mexico § 20-12-66 - Wrongful use and possession of controlled substances
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 20-12-66 — Wrongful use and possession of controlled substances, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-12-66. Wrongful use and possession of controlled substances
A. Any person subject to Chapter 20 NMSA 1978 who wrongfully uses, possesses, manufactures, distributes, imports into the customs
territory of the United States, exports from the United States or introduces into
an installation, vessel, vehicle or aircraft used by or under the control of the armed
forces a substance described in Subsection B of this section shall be punished as
a court-martial may direct. B. The substances referred to in Subsection A of this section are the following: (1) opium, heroin, cocaine, amphetamine, lysergic acid diethylamide, methamphetamine,
phencyclidine, barbituric acid and marijuana and any compound or derivative of any
such substance; (2) any substance not specified in Paragraph (1) of this subsection that is listed
on a schedule of controlled substances prescribed by the president of the United States
for the purposes of this section; and (3) any other substance not specified in Paragraph (1) of this subsection or contained
on a list prescribed by the president under Paragraph (2) of this subsection that
is listed in Schedules I through V of Section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act
( 21 U.S.C. 812 ).
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 20-12-66 ("Wrongful use and possession of controlled substances") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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