Title:
Support New Mexico’s medical marijuana program
Message:
While California and Colorado get all the medical marijuana
headlines, New Mexico was actually the first state to provide for
state-regulated facilities where patients can legally obtain medical marijuana.
So why hasn’t New Mexico been in the news more often? Because New Mexico has perhaps
the most tightly regulated program in the country, meaning it has generated
virtually no controversy. But it has been a lifeline for thousands of seriously
ill New Mexicans.
Perhaps that’s why the sponsor of New Mexico’s 2007 medical
marijuana law has introduced a bill to provide for dedicated funding for the
program. Senate Bill 240 would create a fund, composed entirely of patient and
producer registration fees, which the Department of Health could use to hire
employees, pay for equipment and training, and otherwise administer the
program.
Please
ask your elected officials to support SB 240.
Because these fees have to this point been paid into the
state’s general fund, the program has had to request funding when new needs
arise. This has led to occasional delays in processing applications and mailing
registry ID cards. If you’ve been affected by delays, please let me know.
And if you’d like to prevent future delays, please ask
your legislators to support SB 240.
Thanks for all you do!
