Medical cannabis caregiver and licensed producer initiate legal battle for adequate supply

(Albuquerque) – Nicole Sena, a medical cannabis caregiver to her infant daughter with a rare form of epilepsy, and New Mexico Top Organics-Ultra Health Inc., filed a complaint against the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) on Tuesday on the basis that the Medical Cannabis Program’s 450 plant count is causing direct and immediate harm.

Due to the restrictive plant count, producers are unable to supply Sena with medicine her daughter desperately needs. The lawsuit addresses a long standing complaint by patients for the lack of available medicine. The parties believe court intervention is needed to ensure the NMDOH meets its statutory obligation.

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While fees remain high, plant count restriction limits available medicine

(Albuquerque) – The 35 Licensed Non­Profit Producers (LNPPs) of New Mexico’s fully patient-­funded and self-­supporting Medical Cannabis Program paid $2.76 million in fees to the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) Monday, according to a report released from the NMDOH.

The fees were for a total of 13,800 plants, which serve the state’s 26,568 medical cannabis patients as of June 30, 2016. The current ratio of plants per patient is one half of a plant per patient in New Mexico, while other states such as Colorado approve 6 plants per patient for medical cannabis producers, according to the Colorado Department of Revenue’s 2015 annual update. On average, 300,000 to 320,000 medical cannabis plants were cultivated each month in Colorado.

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Ultra Health, New Mexico’s largest medical cannabis company, denied balloon presence

(Albuquerque) – Ultra Health®, a national medical cannabis leader with a large New Mexico presence, is denied sponsorship for the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta® (AIBF), the largest balloon event and most photographed event in the world.

In a letter received on June 16th, 2016 from Paul Smith, Executive Director of the AIBF, “…several members of the Board related stories of how their patients or members of their family had received great results from medical cannabis. Most of the Board agreed that medical cannabis should be considered a mainstream pharmaceutical.” However, the Board declined Ultra Health’s sponsorship request.

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Albuquerque, New Mexico (March 25, 2016) – Today, Ultra Health specializing in medical grade cannabis, with cultivation, production, retail centers and operations in New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada has announced the grand opening of their fifth newest dispensary – formerly the Birdland – Hippie Store location in the beautiful Nob Hill neighborhood of Albuquerque, New Mexico and on the historic Route 66 trail.  The location is within walking distance of the University of New Mexico main campus.
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(Las Vegas) – Today, the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe, a federally-recognized sovereign nation, announced plans for the development of a medical cannabis dispensary at the Las Vegas Paiute Indian Colony in downtown Las Vegas, with a complementary cultivation/production facility and satellite dispensary at the Snow Mountain Indian reservation in the northwest Las Vegas Valley.
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