NEW MEXICO’S LICENSED MEDICAL CANNABIS PRODUCERS CAN HAVE 450 PLANTS AT A TIME … BUT A SANTA FE DISTRICT COURT JUDGE WILL DECIDE IF THAT LIMIT STAYS. A LAWSUIT WAS FILED A YEAR AGO BY A BERNALILLO COUNTY RESIDENT AND ULTRA HEALTH INC. AGAINST THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND SECRETARY LYNN GALLAGHER OVER THE LIMIT ON PRODUCERS.
EVEN THOUGH THE STATE “UPPED” THE NUMBER OF TOTAL PLANTS A PRODUCER CAN HAVE FROM 150 TO 450 … IT’S ARGUED THAT IT’S NOT ENOUGH FOR DEMAND. BUT THE STATE DOESN’T BUY IT. STILL, A 2013 STUDY FOUND PATIENTS WERE BEING TURNED AWAY WHEN THEIR SUPPLIER RAN OUT OF THE PRODUCT. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS SOME PATIENTS CONSIDERED BUYING THE DRUG ON THE STREET.
