New Mexico's Backlog of Medical Pot Applications Criticized
The New Mexico Department of Health came under fire Thursday for its handling of a backlog of applications for medical marijuana identification cards, with one Democratic senator suggesting the agency could face court sanctions in the case of a lawsuit and the state auditor calling the situation a “public health emergency.”
The average time for processing a medical marijuana ID card is now 43 days, continuing to exceed the 30-day limit set by state law, according to DOH.
But an agency spokesman said the department is making progress in processing a surge of requests for the state-required ID cards – both from new patients and those seeking renewals.
“We take our mission to provide safe access to medicine for New Mexico’s qualified medical cannabis patients seriously,” agency spokesman David Morgan said.
However, although the agency submitted a written update to members of the interim legislative committee that met Thursday at...
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