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.
Before you can certify patients in the Medical Cannabis Program, you must complete a Medical Provider application. Once your application has been approved, you can use your account in the Online Patient Portal to submit Patient applications.
Please refer to our instructions for detailed information on Online Portal enrollment and submitting Patient applications.
Qualifying Conditions
There are currently 30 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
- Insomnia
- 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.
Cannabis NOW Forum
Cannabis NOW (Nugs of Wisdom) is a monthly forum held for medical providers who certify patients for the Medical Cannabis Program. Presentations from this event are available below.