Husband with MS wants to move to NM

[coolslayer]

I'm sure that you will love New Mexico.

[Sandia]

My husband has multiple sclerosis and wants to move to a state with medical marijuana.

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NM is a beautiful state and we feel good about choosing the Albuquerque area as our place to live. My husband is also a disabled vet so we'll need to find a civilian doctor for a mm card.

Thanks in advance!

Sandy

Sandy,

I am sorry to hear about your husbands issues. New Mexico is a state that "takes a bit to get used to"...to quote my family. We have lived here since 2002 (with a break of a couple of years) and have now come back. There is so much to do and see here and if/when you come here, the desires to live anywhere else will go away<----personal experience.

You mentioned that your husband was a veteran. Albuquerque has a huge veterans administration hospital in town so he could get care there as well.

Best of luck in your search for a place to live in New Mexico...I am certain that your family will love it here....it is MUCH different than Illinois....IN A GOOD WAY!

Sandia

[grfxdsnr]

Thansk Coolslayer and Sandia! We have pretty much made our minds up and will be moving there. My hopes is we'll be there before next summer hits!

[robertjones2001]

One more question that I didn't find on that link. How long must one be a resident to apply for a medical mj card? I can't let Jim go without since it truly helps him. Please tell me a month or so. LOL

And when we get there we'll definitely be open to joining too and getting involved. The more the better!

The residency requirement is only as long as it takes get an address here and a drivers license or state ID card. Less than a month I think -- maybe a week or two.

[coolslayer]

No limits of one ounce by the state. Not that I have heard. The info I linked to is the only info there is besides heresay.

Yes, there is a shortage. It has only been a few months since they started licensing growers and there are only a handful of producers so far. Things are growing slowly. There are five licenced producers and about 25 in the licencing process. The State licences as many or as few as the State wants to.

The "Streets" here can mean anything. Yes folks buy it illegally. There is American grown medicine and Mexican dope (how's that for a compromise Coolslayer?). Most of the time American grown weed is not the "streets". It is a friend or close aquaintance. Anyhoo, I hope I answered your question. Albuquerque is a good city and New Mexico is a paradise wilderness. I hope you enjoy it!

A valiant effort,but even mexican cannabis contains some THC,which makes it a "medicine".

[coolslayer]

My husband has multiple sclerosis and wants to move to a state with medical marijuana. Currently we're in Illinois and if you know anything about our state you know it will be some time before they pass a MM law around here.

Can you give us the low down on how this goes in NM? We understand we have to live there, that's a given. He'll need a doctors recommendation too.

• Our main question is, how does one go about getting medical marijuana if we keep reading how hard it is to get in NM from a producer?
  
  
• Has NM passed any new laws to allow more producers? Did they limit the amount one can buy to one ounce like we've read in various websites? Can you grow your own and get from a producer?

NM is a beautiful state and we feel good about choosing the Albuquerque area as our place to live. My husband is also a disabled vet so we'll need to find a civilian doctor for a mm card.

Thanks in advance!

Sandy

Why Albuquerque? There are many nicer places to live in New Mexico.

[grfxdsnr]

Albuquerque or surrounding area is where we want to live. We have family there. Plus the Veteran's hospital is there and Jim is a 100% service connected vet.

[grfxdsnr]

The residency requirement is only as long as it takes get an address here and a drivers license or state ID card. Less than a month I think -- maybe a week or two.

Right. This is the response I got this morning from the program: You must be physically living in New Mexico and have a New Mexico ID.

[bedrockbob]

Right. This is the response I got this morning from the program: You must be physically living in New Mexico and have a New Mexico ID.

I am so glad to hear that! In many cases (fishing licence, etc.etc.) you have to be a resident for one full year. I know that in California that is the way it was when my friend moved out there...one year. Because this is medicine, how could they make people wait???

Great news and very good info!

[coolslayer]

Albuquerque or surrounding area is where we want to live. We have family there. Plus the Veteran's hospital is there and Jim is a 100% service connected vet.

Obviously,I recommend the "surrounding area" over Albuquerque.