New Mexico qualifying conditions: the full official list

The official list

• ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) — listed as “Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)”
• Alzheimer's disease
• Anorexia & appetite loss — listed as “Severe anorexia/cachexia”
• Anxiety — listed as “Anxiety disorder”
• Arthritis — listed as “Inflammatory autoimmune-mediated arthritis”
• Autism spectrum disorder
• Cachexia & wasting syndrome — listed as “Severe anorexia/cachexia”
• Cancer
• Chronic pain — listed as “Severe chronic pain”
• Crohn's & IBD — listed as “Crohn's disease”
• Dystonia — listed as “Spasmodic torticollis (cervical dystonia)”
• Epilepsy & seizures — listed as “Epilepsy/seizure disorder”
• Glaucoma
• HIV/AIDS
• Hepatitis C — listed as “Hepatitis C infection currently receiving antiviral therapy”
• Huntington's disease
• Insomnia
• Multiple sclerosis
• Nausea & appetite loss — listed as “Intractable nausea/vomiting”
• Neuropathy (nerve pain) — listed as “Painful peripheral neuropathy”
• Obstructive sleep apnea
• Opioid use disorder
• PTSD — listed as “Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)”
• Parkinson's disease — listed as “Lewy body disease”
• Peripheral neuropathy — listed as “Painful peripheral neuropathy”
• Severe muscle spasms & spasticity — listed as “Damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord (with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity)”
• Spinal cord injury or disease — listed as “Damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord (with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity)”
• Terminal illness & hospice — listed as “Hospice care”
• Ulcerative colitis

Always confirm against the official New Mexico list, which can change.

What to do next

1. Visit a New Mexico-licensed medical provider who is enrolled with the program; only providers can start an application.
2. The provider confirms one of the 30 qualifying conditions and starts your application in the Online Patient Portal.
3. Create your own account at mcp-patient-tracking.nmhealth.org.
4. Check the details your provider entered, upload your New Mexico driver's license or state ID, and approve any caregiver.
5. Sign the attestation and submit; there is no state fee.
6. After approval (typically within 5 business days), download your electronic card from the portal.

Sources

• Medical Cannabis Program (NM Department of Health)
• Information for Healthcare Providers & Practitioners - Qualifying Conditions
• Online Patient Portal - Patient Instructions (rev. 12/18/2024)
• Participating in New Mexico's Medical Cannabis Program - Reciprocal Participants (rev. 5/8/2024)
• Medical Cannabis Program Law Enforcement Fact Sheet (June 14, 2019)
• Patients & Caregivers (NM Department of Health)

This guide is general information, not medical or legal advice. Laws change — confirm details with your state agency. State facts last checked October 7, 2026.