New Hampshire Marijuana News

April, 2018

• 26 April

  NH Senate Committee Rejects Marijuana Home Cultivation Bill

  

  On April 24, the New Hampshire Senate Committee voted 3-2 rejecting home cultivation. Approval would have allowed medical marijuana patients and ...
• 11 April

  New Hampshire Doctor Prefers Marijuana Over Prescribing Opioids

  

  Pediatrician Julie Kim prefers to recommend medical marijuana to some of her patients occasionally. She is concerned about prescribing an opioid-based ...

March, 2018

• 28 March

  New Hampshire Bill Would Allow 2 More Dispensaries to Open

  

  The Senate has passed legislation that would permit two more medical marijuana dispensaries to open in the state. Currently, medical marijuana ...
• 1 March

  Poll: New Hampshire Residents Back Marijuana Legalization

  A recent Granite State Poll by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center shows that the majority of New Hampshire residents ...

February, 2018

• 14 February

  NH Bill to Annul Convictions for Small Amounts of Marijuana Advances

  The New Hampshire House Committee is supporting legislation that would annul convictions for possessing small amounts of marijuana. It would annul ...

December, 2017

• 20 December

  New Hampshire Commission Explores Taxing Recreational Marijuana

  New Hampshire lawmakers aren’t sure what direction to take when it comes to taxing a federally illegal substance. The study commission, ...

November, 2017

• 22 November

  New Hampshire Representative Is Pushing to Legalize Marijuana

  New Hampshire has taken steps forward toward ending prohibition in the state. Medical marijuana is legal in the state, but lawmakers ...

September, 2017

• 29 September

  Marijuana Is Decriminalized in New Hampshire, But Not at Universities

  Marijuana decriminalization officially went into effect in New Hampshire earlier this month, on September 16. This step completes the process of ...
• 14 September

  New Hampshire’s Marijuana Decriminalization Law Begins Sept 16

  On September 16, New Hampshire’s decriminalization of marijuana law goes into effect. Possession of small amounts will be ticketed rather than ...

August, 2017

• 27 August

  New Hampshire Adds PTSD to Qualifying List for Medical Marijuana

  House Bill 160 was sponsored by Representative Eric Schleien. It allows access to medical marijuana for patients with PTSD. The bill ...