FEW NEW MEXICANS WHO APPLY TO GET INTO THE STATE'S MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM ARE TURNED DOWN. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS OF 12-THOUSAND-977 APPLICANTS, ONLY 25 WERE NOT APPROVED. AS OF AUGUST 1ST, ABOUT 96 HUNDRED PEOPLE WERE GREEN-LIGHTED FOR MEDICAL POT.
BUT THE JOURNAL ALSO REPORTS SOME OF THOSE ALLOWED INTO THE SIX YEAR OLD PROGRAM MAY NOT MEET THE STATE'S CRITERIA TO LEGALLY USE THE DRUG. CERTIFICATIONS ARE REVIEWED BY THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, WHICH ALSO MAKES FINAL DECISIONS.
