New Mexico eliminated the in-person requirement for medical cannabis certifications in 2021 — both new patients and renewals can be completed 100% via telehealth.
Book a telehealth appointment with a New Mexico-licensed provider — MD, DO, or NP — through this platform. Your provider evaluates your qualifying condition and, if appropriate, initiates your patient application in the NMDOH system. Medical records documenting your condition help speed the process.
After your provider initiates your application, you complete it at mcp-patient-tracking.nmhealth.org — upload your NM ID, sign, and submit. The NMDOH charges no application fee. Processing takes up to 5 business days. Your electronic card is available immediately upon approval via the portal.
Present your medical marijuana card (electronic or physical) plus a valid government-issued photo ID at any licensed New Mexico dispensary statewide. Medical patients are exempt from both the cannabis excise tax and gross receipts tax — a meaningful saving compared to adult-use purchases. Your allowance is 15 oz every 90 days.
Whether you're in Animas Valley, downtown Alamogordo, Pinon Hills, La Plata, or anywhere across the greater Southern New Mexico area — your provider is a telehealth call away.
Direct answers, sourced from the New Mexico Department of Health, to questions Alamogordo residents ask most about New Mexico's Medical Cannabis Program.
Alamogordo is New Mexico's fifth-largest city — a community of more than 45,000 residents at the confluence of the San Juan, Animas, and La Plata rivers in the Southern New Mexico region of northwest New Mexico, home to San Juan College, the New Mexico Natural History Museum satellite, and a vibrant Native American heritage rooted in the Navajo Nation and surrounding tribal communities. New Mexico's Medical Cannabis Program, administered by the NM Department of Health (NMDOH) Center for Medical Cannabis, offers qualifying residents access to tax-free dispensary purchases with no state application fee. AlamogordoMarijuana.clinic connects Alamogordo residents with NM-licensed providers via telehealth.
New Mexico maintains a list of 30 qualifying conditions including chronic pain, cancer, PTSD, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Crohn's disease, glaucoma, HIV/AIDS, ALS, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, autism spectrum disorder, anxiety, insomnia, spinal cord damage, and others. Providers must certify patients for one of these approved conditions. For the full official list visit nmhealth.org/about/mcpp/mcp/hpp/.
After a licensed NM provider conducts a telehealth evaluation and initiates your application, you complete the process at mcp-patient-tracking.nmhealth.org — uploading your NM ID, signing, and submitting. There is no state fee. Processing takes up to 5 business days. Upon approval, your electronic card is available immediately; a physical card arrives by mail within 7–10 days. Cards issued after June 16, 2023 are valid for two years, with annual provider recertification required.
New Mexico medical cannabis patients are exempt from both the cannabis excise tax (currently 12%, rising to 18% by 2030) and gross receipts taxes on dispensary purchases. Recreational buyers pay both. For Alamogordo patients who regularly manage a qualifying condition with cannabis, the tax exemption combined with a 15 oz per 90-day purchase allowance makes a medical card one of the most practical and financially beneficial options available.
