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Written by Bruce Daniels - ABQnewsSeeker
Monday, 29 December 2008 10:29
Hearing in ABQ on Jan. 15 to consider adding other illnesses to list of eligible medical conditions.
The New Mexico Department of Health's Medical Advisory Board will hold a public hearing Jan. 15 to review petitions for adding new health conditions to the list of conditions for which patients may receive medical marijuana for relief, The Taos News reported.
The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. at Los Griegos Community Center, 1231 Candelaria NW, in Albuquerque, and the board's eight board-certified physicians will review petitions already submitted to the health department and make recommendations to Health Secretary Alfredo Vigil, who will make the final decision, the News said.
Petitions already have been submitted to the health department asking to add such medical conditions as Crohn's disease, chronic pain, post traumatic stress disorder, hepatitis C, bipolar disorder, arthritis and sciatica, astham and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, peripheral neuropathy and anorexia to the list, according to the News and a health department news release.
Current qualifying conditions to receive medical marijuana include cancer, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord with intractable spasticity, epilepsy and HIV/AIDS, and hospice patients may be eligible, the release said.
Since the program began in July 2007, the Department of Health has approved 206 patient applications, according to the release.
To qualify for medical marijuana, a patient's medical provider must certify that the patient has one of the eligible conditions, that the condition is debilitating and that the benefit of medical marijuana outweighs potential risks, the health department said.
To apply for the program or to petition the department to include a new condition, go to www.nmhealth.org/marijuana.html or call the Medical Cannabis Program Coordinator at (505) 827-2321.
The Medical Advisory Board will meet again in March to review additional petitions, the release said.
If your condition isn't listed, you've got a BIG reason to show up! Make a car-pool party with your all you MMJ friends!
PACK THE JOINT with MMJ patients!
Granny
10:30am -- State To Review Medical Marijuana Criteria Permalink comment E-mail
Written by Bruce Daniels - ABQnewsSeeker
Monday, 29 December 2008 10:29
Hearing in ABQ on Jan. 15 to consider adding other illnesses to list of eligible medical conditions.
The New Mexico Department of Health's Medical Advisory Board will hold a public hearing Jan. 15 to review petitions for adding new health conditions to the list of conditions for which patients may receive medical marijuana for relief, The Taos News reported.
The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. at Los Griegos Community Center, 1231 Candelaria NW, in Albuquerque, and the board's eight board-certified physicians will review petitions already submitted to the health department and make recommendations to Health Secretary Alfredo Vigil, who will make the final decision, the News said.
Petitions already have been submitted to the health department asking to add such medical conditions as Crohn's disease, chronic pain, post traumatic stress disorder, hepatitis C, bipolar disorder, arthritis and sciatica, astham and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, peripheral neuropathy and anorexia to the list, according to the News and a health department news release.
Current qualifying conditions to receive medical marijuana include cancer, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord with intractable spasticity, epilepsy and HIV/AIDS, and hospice patients may be eligible, the release said.
Since the program began in July 2007, the Department of Health has approved 206 patient applications, according to the release.
To qualify for medical marijuana, a patient's medical provider must certify that the patient has one of the eligible conditions, that the condition is debilitating and that the benefit of medical marijuana outweighs potential risks, the health department said.
To apply for the program or to petition the department to include a new condition, go to www.nmhealth.org/marijuana.html or call the Medical Cannabis Program Coordinator at (505) 827-2321.
The Medical Advisory Board will meet again in March to review additional petitions, the release said.
If your condition isn't listed, you've got a BIG reason to show up! Make a car-pool party with your all you MMJ friends!
PACK THE JOINT with MMJ patients! Granny
