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Section 30-31-26 - Penalties under other laws.

30-31-26. Penalties under other laws.

A.     Any penalty imposed for violation of the Controlled Substances Act [30-31-1 NMSA 1978] is in addition to any civil or administrative penalty or sanction otherwise provided by law.   

B.     A municipality may, by ordinance, prohibit distribution or possession of a controlled substance enumerated in Schedules I, II, III or IV but penalty provisions shall be the same as those provided for a similar crime in the Controlled Substances Act.