Quote Originally Posted by CFO
Sooooo....without the PTSD and chronic pain.....how many patients would there be? Again, could look it up, but too lazy tonight! LOL
There haven't been any program numbers published at the NMDOH website since 29 August. Before this, they published updated numbers every two or three weeks. The numbers must be much larger now.

You're right, though. PTSD and Chronic Pain account for about 2/3 of the total enrollment. I've got two friends who I think could get onto the program with chronic pain, but they just won't apply. They fear they might lose their jobs over it. They smoke anyway. Makes me think some people will avoid the program because of privacy concerns.

Last year, while doing my wife's renewal paperwork, I noticed that they had added my own chronic disease to the program, so I applied for myself. My rheumtologist insulted me and threw me out of his office (literally) when I asked him to certify me. He has a political problem with the program (Fox News kinda guy). So I fired him and got another Dr who is friendlier, and knowledgable about cannabis, able to talk intelligently about both the good and the not-so-good of it. He was happy to certify me.

I've encountered several people who probably could get onto the program if they worked at it just a little, but they are shy to ask their Dr about it. If there is a problem with the NM system, I think that is it: that people and Drs are discouraged because of fear, and maybe a misplaced sense of shame at being a pothead.