Participation continues rapid pace, available supply under Emergency Rule remains strained

(Albuquerque) – New Mexico’s medical cannabis patient enrollment reached 70,743 patients as of March 31, 2019, according to data released by the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH).

This enrollment level represents a 39% increase over March of 2018. It’s likely the Medical Cannabis Program will double in size over the next year, as the Governor signed Senate Bill 406 into law Thursday. The new law includes enhancements to the program such as three-year cards, telemedicine, framework for out-of-state medical patients to access the program, and more.

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Updated Act adds access for school children, 3-year cards, employee protections, reciprocity

(Albuquerque) – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed Senate Bill 406 into law on Thursday, April 4, effectively overhauling the state’s medical cannabis law for the first time since the inception of the program 12 years ago.

The sweeping enhancements to the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act support the New Mexico Legislature’s public policy effort to define the use of medical cannabis as the equivalent of any other medical treatment.

“For the purpose of medical care, including an organ transplant, a qualified patient’s use of cannabis pursuant to the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act shall be considered the equivalent of the use of any other medication under the direction of a physician and shall not be considered to constitute the use of an illicit substance or otherwise disqualify a qualified patient from medical care,” the statute reads under Section 14, Item D.

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