New Mexico Approves Four New Medical Marijuana Providers
the420times | Nov 10, 2009 | Comments 0
Nov. 9, 2009 — Due to increased demand, New Mexico’s Department of Health has announced that it will approve four new medical marijuana providers.
N.M. approves four new medical marijuana producers
Four new producers are expected to supply 100 patients each
By Marjorie Childress 11/9/09 3:08 PM Digg Tweet
After months during which New Mexico’s single non-profit producer of medical marijuana was unable to keep a consistent supply of medical cannabis, Department of Health Secretary Alfredo Vigil announced Monday that the state is licensing an additional four producers, enough, the department hopes, to supply the state’s nearly 800 active medical cannabis patients.
“We are the first state to develop this kind of distribution system for medical cannabis and we will continue to proceed carefully with the development of the program so we can meet the needs of our patients while not creating an excess supply,” Dr. Vigil said in the statement. “Our main goals are to ensure our patients have access to the medicine they need while building a sustainable program for New Mexico . The medical cannabis program is for people who cannot get relief from their suffering from any other means. We are very proud of the program’s success so far.”
Read the full story at NewMexicoIndependent.com.
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