6.12.4.9 NMAC
Section 9. Exceptions
A. Section 8 of this rule shall not include the lawful possession or use of a tobacco-cessation product approved by the United States food and drug administration. B. It shall not be a violation of this policy for a person to possess or provide tobacco or lighters to any other person as part of an indigenous practice or a lawfully recognized religious, spiritual, or cultural ceremony or practice. It shall not be a violation of this policy to use tobacco or a lighter as part of an educational experience related to indigenous tobacco practices that has been approved by administration.