I, along with other state reps are putting forward a bill (HB 1231) that would allow NH therapeutic cannabis patients to grow a specific number of plants, under restricted conditions to use as part of their medicine. Here’s why.
Members of the local recovery community say they’re increasingly accepting marijuana use as an important harm reduction strategy for people with opioid use disorder (OUD). Harm reduction is an approach to treating substance use disorder that aims to keep people who use drugs alive and as healthy as possible.
In theory, Jim Riddle is as ready as any New Hampshire farmer to try his hand at cannabis if the
The new statute, RSA 176:16-b, puts New Hampshire on a different path, one in which for the first time a statutorily created commission will analyze the benefits, costs, demands, and risks of establishing a state-controlled system of marijuana sales to the public.
At a hearing on the amendment last week Matt Simon said, “You are talking about a system where the only entity we can sell cannabis to is the state of New Hampshire and they decide the prices and they decide whether or not to buy the product. That is what we are saying is completely unworkable. That’s not a market.”
The day after the Senate killed a major bill to legalize recreational marijuana for adults, Gov. Chris Sununu issued a surprise news release Friday saying he supports legalization in the “right way” and outlined a path that could make it happen this session.
In a 3-2 vote, NH Senate Committee votes to oppose the bill to legalize marijuana in the Granite State at a time when nearly three-fourths of Granite Staters support legalization.
A marijuana legalization bill cleared another hurdle in Concord this week, with bipartisan support.
The Justice Department on March 3 launched an application for eligible individuals to receive certificate of proof that they were pardoned under the Oct. 6, 2022, proclamation by President Biden.
As cannabis becomes legal across the country, this new and developing field of law is becoming more prevalent. This conference is open to all students and the community, as well as practicing attorneys with the option to obtain CLE credits.