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February 16, 2009
New Mexico adds 7 conditions to medical marijuana coverage
Posted by Gary Storck
Monday, February 16, 2009
Great news as New Mexico adds 7 qualifying conditions including PTSD.
Source: Las Cruces Sun-News: click here
NM adds 7 conditions to medical marijuana coverage
By The Associated Press
Posted: 02/16/2009 03:52:46 PM MST
SANTA FE — The state Department of Health is adding seven conditions to coverage under the state's medical marijuana program.Patients can apply if they have painful peripheral neuropathy, intractable nausea or vomiting, severe anorexia/cachexia, hepatitis C infection if that's also receiving antiviral treatment, Crohn's disease, post-traumatic stress disorder and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, better known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
Health Secretary Dr. Alfredo Vigil said Monday the conditions were added based on recommendations of the department's Medical Advisory Boards and scientific findings that the conditions could be helped by medical cannabis.
The board recommended adding eight conditions, but Vigil turned down fibromyalgia, saying there wasn't enough evidence that medical marijuana is effective for it.
Posted by Gary at February 16, 2009 09:57 PM
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