As used in the Cannabis Tax Act:
A. "cannabis":
(1) means all parts of the plant genus Cannabis containing a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of more than three-tenths percent on a dry weight basis, whether growing or not; the seeds of the plant; the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of the plant, its seeds or its resin; and
(2) does not include:
(a) the mature stalks of the plant; fiber produced from the stalks; oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant; any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of the mature stalks, fiber, oil or cake; or the sterilized seed of the plant that is incapable of germination; or
(b) the weight of any other ingredient combined with cannabis to prepare topical or oral administrations, food, drink or another product;
B. "cannabis extract":
(1) means a product obtained by separating resins from cannabis by solvent extraction using solvents other than vegetable glycerin, such as butane, hexane, isopropyl alcohol, ethanol or carbon dioxide; and
(2) does not include the weight of any other ingredient combined with cannabis extract to prepare topical or oral administrations, food, drink or another product;
C. "cannabis product" means a product that is or that contains cannabis or cannabis extracts, including edible or topical products that may also contain other ingredients; and
D. "cannabis retailer" means a person whose license from the cannabis control division of the regulation and licensing department allows the person to sell cannabis products to a person who purchases, acquires, possesses or uses the cannabis product for a purpose other than resale.
History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 44.
Effective dates. — Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 29, 2021, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.