Apply for Your New Mexico Medical Marijuana Card Online

An online consultation with a Leafwell healthcare provider for a New Mexico medical marijuana card is $99 for new patients and renewals.

The consultation fee includes a 2-year certification, and you’ll only be charged if approved. Plus, now you can sign up with a friend and each save 10% on your consultation with Leafwell.

Patients will need to complete their state application with the New Mexico Medical Cannabis Program before being issued their digital card.

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

• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), aka Lou Gehrig’s Disease
• Anxiety Disorder
• 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
• Insomnia
• 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 an email from the state within 24 hours.
3. Complete the state application via the New Mexico Department of Health Cannabis Program Online Portal.
4. Receive your state-issued digital card within five business days.

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. Caregivers will complete their own application after creating an account with the New Mexico Medical Cannabis Program.

Caregiver Requirements:

• At least 18 years of age and a New Mexico resident.
• Caregivers can serve up to four qualified patients.
• Caregivers will attend the appointment with the patient.
• A background check is no longer required.

Here’s how to apply as a caregiver:

1. You must be designated as a caregiver by:
   1. A new patient enrolling in the New Mexico Department of Health, Medical Cannabis Program.
      1. For a new or re-certifying patient, the caregiver will be added to the patient application, so that the medical provider and patient can approve.
   2. An existing patient of the New Mexico Department of Health, Medical Cannabis Program.
      1. For an existing patient adding a caregiver, the medical provider must start a caregiver application. Once the patient approves you as their caregiver, you will receive an email notification to complete the application.
2. Go to the New Mexico Medical Cannabis Program portal.
3. Click the Create an Account button. If you already have an account, skip to step 7.
4. Complete the Create an Account form by entering all the required information, then click the Submit button.
   1. First Name (as it appears on your card)
   2. Last Name (as it appears on your card)
   3. Date of Birth
   4. I have a card and want access to the Sales and Unit History – check this box if you currently have or have had a New Mexico Cannabis Program Patient Card.
   5. Barcode (as it appears on your card) – if your card is not available, you can skip this step; however, please allow 24-48 business hours for Program Staff to manually link your account.
   6. Email – use the personal email address you gave to your Medical Provider and plan to use for all future applications.
   7. Password – create a unique password that you will use to access the Patient Portal. h. Password confirmation – reenter the password.
   8. Click the Submit button.
   9. Check your email Inbox for an account confirmation notification and confirm your email by clicking on the link in the notification.

      NOTE: To avoid issues receiving email messages from the Online Patient Portal, please add the email address no-reply@biotrackthc.org to your Safe Senders list

5. Once you have created a user account in the Online Patient Portal, you can complete the caregiver application initiated by the patient’s Medical Provider.
6. Login to your account with the New Mexico Medical Cannabis Program.
7. Your application will be found in the My Application section after login.
8. Click on the Caregiver Application (Patient Information: Patient Name), to open the application.
9. Review the Patient Information.
10. Verify the information entered by the patient’s Medical Provider.
11. Enter your Mailing Address if not entered by the patient’s Medical Provider
12. Upload a New Mexico driver’s license or New Mexico state-issued ID.
13. Review the attestation, and then add the date and your signature.
14. Once all the required information has been entered into the application, click the Review button to verify all the entered information is correct.

    NOTE: If the Review button is not present, review the application and enter any missing information.

15. Click the Submit button. Your application will be sent to the Medical Cannabis Program for review /approval and issuance of your electronic card, typically processed within 5 business days.

State Resources:

• Caregiver Instructions

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. Please note that you must complete the state application within 90 days of receiving your Leafwell approval. Failure to do so may result in additional fees.

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, the state estimates a five-day wait until a digital card is made available.

Note: Each card is valid for two years, and you need to recertify with Leafwell 30 days before your card is set to expire.