New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM--(ENEWSPF)--October 16, 2014.  Employers and insurance companies are legally obligated to cover the expense of medical cannabis for employees injured on the job, the New Mexico Court of Appeals has affirmed. Writing for the court in Vialpando v.…

The cost of getting caught with a little weed in Santa Fe will drop to just $25 max, thanks to a City Council vote Wednesday to decriminalize marijuana. When the ordinance goes into effect, those caught with an ounce or…

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — Gov. Susana Martinez's administration is scaling back possible changes for New Mexico's medical marijuana program. The Albuquerque Journal  reports that a Department of Health official told legislators during a Thursday hearing in Taos Pueblo that the…

Green Crack, Super Silver Diesel Haze and Snowberry- Just three of the names given to cannabis being legally used in New Mexico to treat anything from cancer to chronic pain to post traumatic stress disorder. The New Mexico Department of…

Nearly 200 people spoke at a public hearing Monday on proposed changes to the state’s medical marijuana rules, almost all of them opposed to measures they contend would punish the sick and the poor while raising revenue for the state…

New Mexico is considering rule changes that would make the medical marijuana program less transparent and less accountable. The proposed rules would also make it harder for patients — many of whom are disabled veterans suffering from PTSD and chronic…

A New Mexico business and its insurer must pay for medical marijuana for a worker who suffered a job-related back injury, the state Court of Appeals has ruled.  [Read More...]

New Mexico Medical Marijuana July 1, 2007 SUMMARY: Governor Bill Richardson signed Senate Bill 523, "Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act," into law on April 2, 2007. The new law took effect on July 1, 2007. The law mandates the…