New Mexico Medical Marijuana Information

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WHO MAY OBTAIN MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN NEW MEXICO?

Cannabis for medical use in New Mexico was approved via Senate Bill 523 “The Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act” on Mar. 13, 2007. The law became effective on July 1, 2007.

The law removes state-level criminal penalties on the use and possession of marijuana by patients “in a regulated system for alleviating symptoms caused by debilitating medical conditions and their medical treatments.”

The New Mexico Department of Health was designated to administer the program and register patients, caregivers, and providers.

APPROVED MEDICAL CONDITIONS?

Severe chronic pain, Painful peripheral neuropathy, Intractable nausea/vomiting, Severe anorexia/cachexia, Hepatitis C infection, Crohn’s disease, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), Cancer, Glaucoma, Multiple sclerosis, Damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord with intractable spasticity, Epilepsy, HIV/AIDS, Hospice patients.

POSSESSION AND CULTIVATION LIMITS:

Patients have the right to possess up to six ounces of usable cannabis, four mature plants and 12 seedlings.

In New Mexico, usable cannabis is defined as dried leaves and flowers; it does not include seeds, stalks or roots. A primary caregiver may provide services to a maximum of four qualified patients under the Medical Cannabis Program.