Medical marijuana in Santa Fe? (how much, legal, centers)

[scsigurl3000]

I've had MS for 16 years and whenever I visit friends in LA or Denver, I discover how much better I feel if I use marijuana. Can't do it where I'm at now as it's completely illegal, but I'm in a lot of pain and the pain medications that my physical recommends have unpleasant side affects.

So I'm investigating moving/retiring somewhere, where medical marijuana is legal. From Google searches it looks like there is an incipient med.mj program in SF, but I'm not sure. Does anyone have information about that? I don't smoke (anything) due to wanting to avoid lung damage, but I would like to cook with it if it were safe and not illegal.

TIA

[cynanthus]

Here's some information.... CannabisCenters.com - Legal Medical Marijuana in New Mexico (http://www.cannacenters.com/nm/legal - broken link)

[Santa Fe]

I recently read that one of the gubernatorial candidates, Martinez, is opposed to a medical marijuana program. (If this is false, will someone please correct me.)

Martinez is currently the favorite to win. I suspect that she would have a Democratic legislature. Does this mean the program would survive even if she were elected?? I don't know.

I would hate for you to retire here and see the program abolished.

[scsigurl3000]

Well, it's not the primary reason to retire there. And frankly, I'm not completely convinced that mj is harmless. I find that after the initial amusement (and total lack of pain) wears off, I don't want to do it any more; I feel too ditzy, and I'm ditzy to begin with.

[Santa Fe]

I can't even smoke mj -- I get some sort of reaction and I'm sick for days.

But

1) I know as a fact that some people have god-awful reactions to prescription medications. I think about 20% percent of the people taking neuronton feel ditzy.

2) some people I know swear by it.

[JBM]

Originally Posted by Santa Fe

I recently read that one of the gubernatorial candidates, Martinez, is opposed to a medical marijuana program. (If this is false, will someone please correct me.)

Martinez is currently the favorite to win. I suspect that she would have a Democratic legislature. Does this mean the program would survive even if she were elected?? I don't know.

I would hate for you to retire here and see the program abolished.

Nope, you're right. Martinez wants to kill it. But even if she is a governor, it's highly unlikely to have any effect on the program. The majority of even the staunchest republicans in the Senate are for the program. So, the program will be safe.

[Santa Fe]

Originally Posted by JBM

Nope, you're right. Martinez wants to kill it. But even if she is a governor, it's highly unlikely to have any effect on the program. The majority of even the staunchest republicans in the Senate are for the program. So, the program will be safe.

I suspect that you are right. However, a governor through appointment and budget powers might have a significant impact. For instance, governor through appointment of hostile administrators might increase the difficulty of obtaining permission to grow mj. Or might influence the number of medical conditions that are approved for mj. Just because mj is approved for medical use, does not mean any particular condition is approved or that sufficient quantities of legal mj will be be available.

[JBM]

Originally Posted by Santa Fe

I suspect that you are right. However, a governor through appointment and budget powers might have a significant impact. For instance, governor through appointment of hostile administrators might increase the difficulty of obtaining permission to grow mj. Or might influence the number of medical conditions that are approved for mj. Just because mj is approved for medical use, does not mean any particular condition is approved or that sufficient quantities of legal mj will be be available.

True, all the more reason to get out and vote! Ugh, we just need to legalize it altogether.. It'll happen with time I'm sure.