Legal status of marijuana in the state of new mexico

MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN NEW MEXICO

New Mexico legalized medical marijuana for patients with a prescription from a licensed physician in 2007.

A patient is allowed access to 8 oz (226 grams) every 90 days from a licensed dispensary and can also apply for a Personal Production License (PPL) which will allow him or her to grow up to 16 plants.

The qualifying conditions to become a medical marijuana patient in New Mexico include:

• Cachexia (wasting syndrome)
• Cancer
• Crohn’s disease
• Damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord with intractable spasticity
• Epilepsy
• Glaucoma
• Hepatitis C infection currently receiving antiviral treatment
• HIV/AIDS
• Hospice care
• Huntington’s Disease
• Inclusion Body Myositis
• Inflammatory autoimmune-mediated arthritis
• Intractable nausea/vomiting
• Lou Gehrig’s disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS)
• Multiple sclerosis
• Painful peripheral neuropathy
• Parkinson’s disease
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Severe anorexia
• Severe chronic pain
• Spasmodic Torticollo (cervical dystonia)
• Ulcerative colitis

RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA IN NEW MEXICO

The cultivation, sale, and possession of cannabis for recreational purposes are illegal in New Mexico.

Getting caught with up to 1 oz (28 grams) is treated as a misdemeanor and might land you in prison for up to 15 days and get you a fine of up to $100, if it is your first offense.

Any subsequent possession of under 1 oz might land you in jail for up to a year and get you a fine of up to $1,000.

Getting caught with more than 1 oz but less than 8 oz will land you in prison for up to a year and get you a fine of up to $1,000. More than 8 oz is treated as a felony and can land you in jail for up to 1,5 years and get you a fine of up to $5,000.

We are not aware of any possible law changes in the (near) future in New Mexico regarding medical and/or recreational cannabis.