SANTA FE, N.M. — Officials in New Mexico have approved anxiety disorders as a qualifying condition under the state’s medical marijuana program.
When approving the move last month, the New Mexico Medical Cannabis Advisory Board cited that up to 25 percent of New Mexico’s adult population - roughly 465,000 people - could be experiencing the effects of such disorders. The ruling takes effect Jan. 1.
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that the change, which could expand the medical cannabis program to thousands of new patients, came about after two advisory board members, physician assistant Stephanie Richmond and Dr.