"Patients are suffering physically and emotionally and should have access to medical cannabis under the law," said Duke Rodriguez, president and CEO of New Mexico Top Organics-Ultra Health. In June, the state Office of the Superintendent of Insurance sent a letter to health insurance firms alerting them about the change. Based on state Department of Health data,.
A New Mexico medical cannabis patient is challenging state rules for medical cannabis purchase limits. Jason Barker, a medical cannabis patient and advocate, filed a request in Santa Fe’s First Judicial District Court earlier this month, asking a judge to compel the state’s Medical Cannabis Program and Cannabis Control Division to allow medical cannabis patients […]
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New Mexico medical cannabis producers that intend to continue doing business after commercial cannabis sales begin next year will not be required to renew their license this summer, according to state officials.
The state’s Department of Health and the Regulation and Licensing Department said in a letter that current medical cannabis producers can forgo the relicensing process that normally takes place during the summer months and wait to submit a request for licensure through Regulation and Licensing.
The grace period for current producers is part of a transition of cannabis sales oversight. Since the inception of the state’s Medical Cannabis Program almost 15 years ago, the program has been run by DOH. But after June 29 nearly all aspects of cannabis sales, both recreational and medical use, will be overseen by RLD, with the exceptions of medical cannabis patient registry and medical cannabis patient purchase limits.