Get your medical marijuana card online in minutes.

Medical marijuana certificate letter on its own = $99 at Leafwell

State application fee = $0

Renewal fee = $99

Plus, now you can sign up with a friend and each save 10% on your consultation with Leafwell.

In New Mexico, the following conditions may qualify you for a medical marijuana certificate and card:

• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis aka Lou Gehrig’s Disease
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Cancer
• Crohn’s Disease
• Damage to the Nervous Tissue of the Spinal Cord (with objective neurological indication of intractable
• spasticity)
• Epilepsy/Seizure Disorder
• Friedreich’s Ataxia
• Glaucoma
• Hepatitis C Infection currently receiving antiviral therapy
• HIV/AIDS
• Hospice Care
• Huntington’s disease
• Inclusion Body Myositis
• Inflammatory Autoimmune-mediated Arthritis
• Intractable Nausea/Vomiting
• Lewy Body Disease
• Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• Opioid Use Disorder
• Painful Peripheral Neuropathy
• Parkinson’s Disease (PD)
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Severe Anorexia/Cachexia
• Severe Chronic Pain
• Spasmodic Torticollis (Cervical Dystonia)
• Spinal Muscular Atrophy
• Ulcerative Colitis

There are four simple steps to seeing a Leafwell provider in New Mexico:

1. Register with Leafwell and speak to a New Mexico licensed physician online.
2. Get approved and receive the hard copy of your certificate in the mail in 7-10 days.
3. Complete the state application and mail your application and certificate to the state.
4. Receive your card in the mail from the state 30 days later.

You must be at least 18 years of age in order to apply for a Medical Marijuana Card in New Mexico. Caregivers must also be 18 years of age.

Yes, medical marijuana patients in New Mexico can have a caregiver. To apply as a caregiver, follow this process:

1. Have a physician complete the necessary sections of the application during the patient consultation
2. Complete the Medical Cannabis Caregiver Application
3. Complete a nationwide background check (this document must be mailed in with your application)
4. Mail in the the completed documents to the state program

Note that each card is valid for 3 years but you must re-certify with a Leafwell physician every year to provide proof that your medical condition still qualifies you as a medical cardholder. 

Before you start, have these supporting documents ready:

• A clear (face visible) copy of your current New Mexico Driver’s License or New Mexico photo ID. Temporary New Mexico Driver’s License and photo IDs are acceptable.

Getting Your New Mexico Medical Marijuana Card

Your Leafwell physician will have passed all required details to the New Mexico Department of Health following your appointment. Within 24 hours you will receive an email from the state.  At that time, you can continue with the stateside of the application process.

The following video walks you through the next steps. Click here.

1. Create an Account with the New Mexico Department of Health Cannabis Program online.
   1. Upon completion, you will be directed to check your email account for an email from the state
   2. To verify your email and confirm registration, simply click on the blue link found in the email. This action will take you back to the NMDOH patient portal home page.
2. Log in to the patient portal.
3. Complete and submit an official state application.
4. After you apply 
   1. The Medical Cannabis Program may take 4-6 weeks from the date a complete application is received at the MCP office to approve or deny the application. An additional 5 business days are allowed to process and issue the registry identification cards.
   2. It is recommended that applications be submitted 45 to 60 days before expiration to avoid problems obtaining or possessing medical cannabis.