Regulations are one and a half years in the making
NEW MEXICO (AP) -- SANTA FE (AP) - The state Department of Health is accepting
applications from nonprofit businesses that want to produce and
distribute medical marijuana to patients in New Mexico.
Qualified patients also can apply to produce medical marijuana
for themselves.
The department announced Friday it has finalized its regulations
for identification cards and for a production and distribution
system.
Health Secretary Dr. Alfredo Vigil says patients now can get
medical marijuana for chronic conditions in a way that's safe and
legal under state law.
A 2007 law allows certified people to use marijuana for pain or
other symptoms of debilitating illnesses such as cancer, glaucoma,
epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, HIV-AIDS and certain spinal cord
injuries.
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