New Hampshire cannabis law

Key points
Legal status
Medical Program
Possession limits
Medical patients 2 oz
Recreational users Illegal
State taxes
Medical patients 0%
Recreational users Not applicable
Cultivation
Cultivation is illegal
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Concise guide to New Hampshire's medical marijuana laws

Qualifying Conditions

  • ALS
  • Alzheimer’s disease
  • Autism
  • Cachexia
  • Cancer
  • Chemotherapy induced anorexia
  • Chronic Pain
  • Chronic pancreatitis
  • Crohn’s disease
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
  • Elevated intraocular pressure
  • Epilepsy
  • Generalized anxiety disorder
  • Glaucoma
  • Hepatitis C (currently receiving antiviral treatment)
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Insomnia
  • Lupus
  • Moderate to severe vomiting
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Nausea
  • Opioid use disorder
  • Parkinson’s disease
  • Persistent muscle spasms
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Seizures
  • Severe pain
  • Spinal cord injury or disease
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Wasting syndrome
  • ** In addition to these explicitly stated conditions, healthcare providers may also issue a medical cannabis recommendation in any instance where they believe that “the potential benefits of using therapeutic cannabis would, in the provider’s clinical opinion, likely outweigh the potential health risks for the patient.”

Patient Possession Limits

Two ounces

Home Cultivation

No

State-licensed Dispensaries Allowed

Yes. Initially the total number of licensed dispensaries was capped at no more than four. Legislation signed into law in 2018 lifts this cap for specific counties.

Caregivers

No

Estimated Number of Registered Patients

13,634

Source: Therapeutic Cannabis Program, as of June 2023

Employment Protections for Qualifying Patients

No

 

Reciprocity

Yes. The Therapeutic Cannabis Program has authorized New Hampshire’s Alternative Treatment Centers (ATCs) to dispense therapeutic cannabis to visitors from out of state and from Canada who are allowed to possess cannabis for therapeutic purposes in their state or province. Visiting patients can purchase therapeutic cannabis from a New Hampshire ATC three times per year using their valid therapeutic cannabis identification issued by another state or Canada. If the out-of-state patient has a documented qualifying medical condition that is on the list of conditions approved by New Hampshire, those visiting patients may purchase cannabis at New Hampshire ATCs at the same frequency as New Hampshire qualifying patients. New Hampshire’s qualifying medical conditions are listed on the Qualifying Medical Conditions webpage. Visiting patients must show their out-of-state cannabis ID card and matching photo identification. There is a 2 ounce possession limit per patient, and all patients are limited to purchasing 2 ounces of cannabis in any 10-day period. Visiting patients must abide by all applicable state laws regarding their therapeutic use of cannabis.

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