N.M. Stat. § 26-2D-5
Exemption from criminal and civil penalties for the medical
use of psilocybin.
A. A producer, clinician or qualified patient shall not be subject to arrest, prosecution
or penalty for participating in the program.
B. The following conduct is lawful and shall not constitute grounds for detention,
search or arrest of a person or for a violation of probation or parole, and psilocybin that
relates to the conduct is not contraband or subject to seizure or forfeiture pursuant to
the Controlled Substances Act [Chapter 30, Article 31 NMSA 1978] or the Forfeiture Act
[Chapter 31, Article 27 NMSA 1978]:
(1)
a producer or clinician possessing or transporting not more than an
adequate supply of psilocybin for medical purposes as defined by department rule; and
(2)
a clinician administering or a qualified patient taking psilocybin in an
approved setting in accordance with the Medical Psilocybin Act or rules promulgated in
accordance with that act.
C. A clinician shall not be subject to arrest or prosecution or denied any right or
privilege for recommending the program or providing medical services authorized in the
Medical Psilocybin Act.
D. A person shall not be subject to arrest or prosecution for a psilocybin-related
offense for simply being in the presence of the medical use of psilocybin as allowed
under the provisions of the Medical Psilocybin Act.
E. The Medical Psilocybin Act does not apply to federal food and drug
administration-approved clinical trials.