Information for Healthcare Providers & Practitioners
For the purpose of this program, Practitioners are identified as medical personnel licensed in New Mexico to prescribe and administer drugs that are subject to the Controlled Substance Act. The doctor/patient relationship is valued by the Medical Cannabis Program and critical to maintaining the confidence and trust in the program.
When your patient is applying to the MCP, Please fill out the Medical Cannabis Patient Application or submit an application via the Online Portal. It is important that all sections of the Medical Certification Form be completed with as much detail as possible. Please provide any medical records that support the diagnosis.
NOTE: We ask that you sign your name in blue ink as we require original documents. This will also help us protect you from attempts to misuse the Certification and your professional licensure.
Qualifying Conditions
There are currently 29 qualifying conditions for the New Mexico Medical Cannabis Program. They are:
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Anxiety Disorder
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Cancer
- Crohn's Disease
- Damage to the Nervous Tissue of the Spinal Cord (with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity)
- Epilepsy/Seizure Disorder
- Friedreich's Ataxia
- Glaucoma
- Hepatitis C Infection currently receiving antiviral therapy
- HIV/AIDS
- Hospice Care
- Huntington’s disease
- Inclusion Body Myositis
- Inflammatory Autoimmune-mediated Arthritis
- Intractable Nausea/Vomiting
- Lewy Body Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Opioid Use Disorder
- Painful Peripheral Neuropathy
- Parkinson’s disease
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Severe Anorexia/Cachexia
- Severe Chronic Pain
- Spasmodic Torticollis (Cervical Dystonia)
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Ulcerative Colitis
If your patient does not have a qualifying condition and you feel they would benefit from the medical use of cannabis, that person can petition the Medical Advisory Board to add their condition to the current list. Information on filing a petition to add a new qualifying condition can also be found on this website.
NOTE: We are unable to accept a “write-in” diagnosis. Patients must be diagnosed with one of the approved qualifying conditions to enroll.