New Mexico officials continue to make changes to proposed new medical marijuana regulations, including one that drops a proposed new $50 annual fee for identification for pot purchasers.
Department of Health spokesman Kenny Vigil says the proposed fee is being dropped because many people said they couldn't afford it.
According to the Albuquerque Journal, the proposed fee was criticized by many people during a June public hearing after the department unveiled several proposed rule changes in May.
The latest changes also would eliminate controversial proposals to require criminal background checks for patients approved to grow their own supply of medical pot and to reduce the number of plants those people could grow.
The department has scheduled a Dec. 29 public hearing in Santa Fe on the proposed regulations.
Information from: Albuquerque Journal.
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