THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS TAKING STEPS TO ADDRESS THE RAPID GROWTH OF THE STATE’S MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM. ENROLLMENT HAS BALLOONED FROM JUST UNDER 10-THOUSAND PATIENTS IN 2013 TO NEARLY 49-THOUSAND LAST MONTH. AND THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN SLAMMED FOR ITS BACKLOG OF APPLICATIONS FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARDS.
THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE DEPARTMENT IS CONSIDERING OR IMPLEMENTING CHANGE TO EASE THE GROWTH. THEY’LL ADD SEVEN NEW STAFF MEMBERS, INCLUDING AN INVESTIGATOR.
