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A New Mexico Medical Board hearing on proposed new rules for medical providers who certify patients for the state's medical cannabis program scheduled for Friday has been postponed because too many people planned to attend.
A statement issued by the board late Tuesday said the room where the hearing was scheduled to be held can only accommodate 80 to 100 people, and board staff expected as many as 400 attendees at the hearing.
"The Board must be able to accommodate the public who wish to attend and comment during this specific rule hearing. The Board has other business scheduled on the agenda for the same day. Therefore, the venue and timing of the hearing must be changed in order to accommodate all members of the the public who have notified the Board of their intent to attend," the statement said.
The public will be given no less than 30-days notice of the date of the rescheduled hearing, according to the statement.
The medical board has proposed new rules to clear up confusion over the responsibilities of practitioners who certify patients for the medical marijuana program. But critics of the proposed new rules – including former and current members of the Department of Health's medical advisory board for the medical cannabis program – have said the new rules would place onerous requirements on medical providers and patients.
A draft of "public comments" reportedly generated by the board's own staff last week seemed to indicate that they opposed some of the proposed rules such as one that would require medical marijuana providers to consult with the other medical providers of patients seeking certification for the program. Another proposed rule over which there is disagreement would require periodic re-diagnosis of conditions that are in many cases incurable.
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A statement issued by the board late Tuesday said the room where the hearing was scheduled to be held can only accommodate 80 to 100 people, and board staff expected as many as 400 attendees at the hearing.
"The Board must be able to accommodate the public who wish to attend and comment during this specific rule hearing. The Board has other business scheduled on the agenda for the same day. Therefore, the venue and timing of the hearing must be changed in order to accommodate all members of the the public who have notified the Board of their intent to attend," the statement said.
The public will be given no less than 30-days notice of the date of the rescheduled hearing, according to the statement.
The medical board has proposed new rules to clear up confusion over the responsibilities of practitioners who certify patients for the medical marijuana program. But critics of the proposed new rules – including former and current members of the Department of Health's medical advisory board for the medical cannabis program – have said the new rules would place onerous requirements on medical providers and patients.
A draft of "public comments" reportedly generated by the board's own staff last week seemed to indicate that they opposed some of the proposed rules such as one that would require medical marijuana providers to consult with the other medical providers of patients seeking certification for the program. Another proposed rule over which there is disagreement would require periodic re-diagnosis of conditions that are in many cases incurable.
News Hawk- Truth Seeker 420 MAGAZINE ®
Source: santafenewmexican.com
Author: Phaedra Haywood
Contact: Contact Us - The Santa Fe New Mexican: Site
Website: Hearing on new medical marijuana rules postponed - The Santa Fe New Mexican: Local News
