NEW MEXICO’S MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAW WOULD BE REVISED UNDER A BILL APPROVED IN THE SENATE MONDAY ON A 29-11 VOTE. IT WOULD INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PLANTS A PRODUCER COULD GROW…INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF CANNABIS A PATIENT COULD HAVE…AND WOULD ALSO ADD MORE THAN A DOZEN MEDICAL CONDITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR MARIJUANA TREATMENT.
IT’S THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE LAW IN TEN YEARS.
THE BILL, SPONSORED BY ALBUQUERQUE DEMOCRAT CISCO MCSORLEY, NOW HEADS TO THE HOUSE.