SHOULD OPIOID ADDICTION BE ADDED TO THE LIST OF QUALIFYING CONDITIONS FOR NEW MEXICO’S MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM? THE STATE MEDICAL CANNABIS BOARD WILL MEET ON FRIDAY TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION. THE FINAL DECISION IS UP TO THE DEPT OF HEALTH CABINET SECRETARY.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY 21 CONDITIONS THAT QUALIFY. ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, OF THE NEARLY 70-THOUSAND ENROLLED PATIENTS IN NEW MEXICO, JUST OVER HALF LIST POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AS A CONDITION. OTHER CONDITIONS INCLUDE CANCER AND CHRONIC PAIN.
