Welcome

All potential patients and caregivers are encouraged to thoroughly review the information on the Medical Cannabis Division's website:
https://www.nmhealth.org/about/mcp/svcs/

Application Process

To begin the application process (new and renewal), visit your Medical Provider; they must be the one to start your application.

As a reminder, the Department of Health has no fee to enroll and participate in the Medical Cannabis or to register and use the Online Patient Portal.

The instructions below provide detailed information regarding the application process and use of the Online Patient Portal.

NOTE:   This system is compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) as amended by Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (the “HITECH Act”), including the Standards of the Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information and the Security Standards at 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164.

Contact Us  

Phone: 505-827-2321 (Monday - Friday from 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM*)

*Excluding Federal Holidays and office closures due to weather)

Email: medical.cannabis@doh.nm.gov

Announcements

06/25/25:

The Center for Medical Cannabis office will be closed Friday, July 4 in observance of the Fourth of July holiday.  

Also known as Independence Day, the holiday celebrates the Second Continental Congress’ unanimous adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, a document announcing the colonies’ separation from Great Britain. 

The office will reopen as regularly scheduled on Monday, July 7, 2025.