It is unlawful for any person to manufacture, distribute or possess with intent to distribute an imitation controlled substance. Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a fourth degree felony and upon conviction shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978.
History: Laws 1983, ch. 148, § 4.
ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Act not unconstitutionally vague or overbroad. — The language of this act clearly prohibits the manufacture, distribution, or possession with the intent to distribute a substance that looks like and is represented as being a controlled substance but is not, evincing a legislative intent to require general criminal intent while restricting from its reach those actions ordinarily deemed to be constitutionally protected. State v. Castleman, 1993-NMCA-019, 116 N.M. 467, 863 P.2d 1088, cert. quashed, 115 N.M. 796, 115 N.M. 796, 858 P.2d 1275.
Jury instruction on "transfer" proper. — Trial court did not err in employing the term "transfer" in charging the jury in a prosecution for violating this section, since it is not much broader than the term "sell". State v. Castleman, 1993-NMCA-019, 116 N.M. 467, 863 P.2d 1088, cert. quashed, 115 N.M. 795, 115 N.M. 796, 858 P.2d 1275.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Validity, construction, and effect of state statute regulating sale of counterfeit or imitation controlled substances, 84 A.L.R.4th 936.