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KRQE-TV - ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Is Governor Susana Martinez trying to stomp out the state's medical marijuana program? Some patients say absolutely; by leaving them in limbo. “In my opinion there is a lack of compassion that the Department of Health is not viewing the patients as patients in serious need of a medication,” Len Goodman with New MexiCann Natural Medicine told the Medical Marijuana advisory board Wednesday. The board got an earful at its meeting from patients and suppliers. The program monitors more than 5,000 licensed medical marijuana users in the state, but there's a huge backlog when it comes to approving and renewing licenses. Stacie Wysong has multiple sclerosis; she said going without cannabis is painful. “I wake up in the morning pretty much throwing up my toenails unless I have something to calm that,” said Wysong. She's been waiting almost two months for the DOH to renew her card, something that by law has to be done within 30 days. Wysong and other patients believe the Martinez administration knows exactly what it's doing by keeping the DOH program underfunded and understaffed. Right now it only has three workers.
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Patients: Gov. Martinez is killing pot program: NM Department of Health has backlog of applications
From KRQE-TV - ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Is Governor Susana Martinez trying to stomp out the state's medical marijuana program? Some patients say absolutely; by leaving them in limbo. “In my opinion there is a lack of compassion that the Department of Health is not viewing the patients as patients in serious need of a medication,” Len Goodman with New MexiCann Natural Medicine told the Medical Marijuana advisory board Wednesday. The board got an earful at its meeting from patients and suppliers. The program monitors more than 5,000 licensed medical marijuana users in the state, but there's a huge backlog when it comes to approving and renewing licenses. Stacie Wysong has multiple sclerosis; she said going without cannabis is painful. “I wake up in the morning pretty much throwing up my toenails unless I have something to calm that,” said Wysong. She's been waiting almost two months for the DOH to renew her card, something that by law has to be done within 30 days. Wysong and other patients believe the Martinez administration knows exactly what it's doing by keeping the DOH program underfunded and understaffed. Right now it only has three workers. Read more
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What did the idiots expect when they voted for a persecutor, er prosecutor, for governor?
Martinez and those control freaks want to keep "drugs" illegal. How else can you make criminals out of folks and then control voting rights, etc?
God created these plants and put them on Earth for humans to use. I do not say abuse, but use. For those on the Right who think fighting drugs is good, I remind them that being against the substances is against God. Better pray on it.
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