JUST UNDER 49 THOUSAND PATIENTS ARE NOW ENROLLED IN NEW MEXICO’S MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM WHICH BEGAN A DECADE AGO. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER IS THE MOST COMMON QUALIFYING CONDITION…FOLLOWED BY SEVERE CHRONIC PAIN AND CANCER.
STATE OFFICIALS HAVE EXPANDED THE LIST OF QUALIFYING CONDITIONS OVER THE YEARS…AND WILL NOW CONSIDER WHETHER MEDICAL MARIJUANA CAN BE USED AS A TOOL TO BATTLE OPIOID ABUSE AND ASSOCIATED WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS.
