Wednesday, September 12, 2012

All about New Mexico Medical Marijuana program

The New Mexico Medical Marijuana program first came into action in 2007 and allowed qualified patients to obtain medical cannabis without facing any legal repercussions. Unlike some states, New Mexico does not have dispensaries but rather approaches the supply of Medicinal Cannabis through non-profit organizations known as “pot clubs”. A patient could either opt in for a NPO or grow the medicine themselves.
A patient under the New Mexico Medical Marijuana program can grow up to sixteen plants with only four mature plants at a time. In addition to the limit of growth patients may only have up to six ounces of useable Marijuana on hand. In case you have more than allowed limit, you are destined to get in trouble so ensure never to have more marijuana and allowed legal limit.
In order for a patient to obtain a Medical Marijuana card they would need to go to a registered physician and receive a recommendation for the use. There are several diseases that constitute a recommendation. Some of these diseases include, but are not limited to; Cancer, HIV/AIDS, Immune deficiency disorders, Muscle Spasms, Anxiety disorders and many more. You can check the official government website on the details of all the diseases and disorders that have been approved for the New Mexico Medical Marijuana program.
Non-Profit organizations currently are allowed to grow up to 150 plants per harvest in order to supply medicine to patients. These organizations only function on the basis of donations by the patients that implement their services. This alternative allows the growers to focus on the production quality of the medicine and maintain the consistency within the strains. In general to maintain consistency these organizations would implement cloning techniques. For longevity they would always need to keep a few clones in the vegetative state for future production. You can’t get more than prescribed quantity and should not try to get more too as it can land you in problems and you might lose your marijuana card.
Only the State can issues licenses to patients and only if they qualify. Any patient with a prior felony offence will not be eligible for this program. Thus, only a patient who doesn’t has any felonies against his name can apply for these cards.
As more states begin to adopt the Medical Marijuana programs the taboo behind the controversial topic of Marijuana is being lifted. Within the next couple of years we can expect more than half of the States in the United States adopt the program. Once that occurs the inevitability of commercial legalization becomes real and new categories within Marijuana will begin to spring up. Some of these categories are; Medical Marijuana, Commercial Marijuana and Industrial Marijuana. The New Mexico Medical Marijuana program is simply an example of how it could be on a commercial or an industrial level. It has been a success here and now the Government is considering it to extend to all other remaining states so that all Americans can enjoy the same benefit as enjoyed by people of those states where it is legal.

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