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NH House Passes Medical Marijuana Bill

The New Hampshire House has ignored a veto promise and passed a bill to legalize home cultivation of marijuana for medical purposes.Wednesday's House vote sends the bill back to the Senate to review...

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Medical Marijuana Showdown Looms

The House and Senate reached agreement today on a medical marijuana bill. This final version would allow patients with a doctor’s prescription to possess up to six ounces of marijuana. Medicinal use...

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Governor Stubs Medical Marijuana Law

Gov. John Lynch has made no secret of his opposition to medical marijuana in the state. He says Senate Bill 409 poses health dangers to patients, lacks oversight and could lead to more pot in the hands...

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N.H. Senate Fails To Override Medical Marijuana Veto

The New Hampshire Senate has failed to override Gov. John Lynch's veto of a bill that would legalize the home cultivation of marijuana for medical purposes.

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Ovide Lamontagne Outlines Campaign for Governor

Republican candidate for governor, Ovide Lamontagne, came on NHPR’s ‘The Exchange’ today to discuss his campaign.Lamontagne says his campaign is focused on the economy and jobs. He wants to loosen...

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Top Stories: Higher Ed And The Candidates For Governor, Reflecting On A...

A list of the top-ten most-read stories on nhpr.org and stateimpact.npr.org/new-hampshire.

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Will the Medical Marijuana Debate Return to the Granite State?

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Growing a Medical Marijuana Dispensary

  Newly-elected Governor Maggie Hassan has expressed willingness to support medical marijuana, which means this year’s attempt at a bill stands a better chance of becoming law.  To get an idea of how...

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Medical Marijuana Bill Heard In House

A proposal to legalize medical marijuana went before a house committee today.  Lead Sponsor, Exeter Democrat Donna Schlachman promoted the plan as one that has profited from experiences -- good and bad...

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New Momentum For Medical Marijuana

A New Hampshire House Committee votes tomorrow morning on a bill allowing the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.  If the bill becomes law, it would make New Hampshire the last New England state...

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Driving Under The Influence...Of Pot

Marijuana is now legal in Washington and Colorado and medical marijuana is legal or pending approval in dozens of states across the country, including New Hampshire which is voting on a bill tomorrow....

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House Panel Backs Medical Marijuana 14-1

A bill to legalize medical marijuana has cleared a committee of the New Hampshire House on a 14-1 vote. And the final version of the bill was rewritten with an eye towards placating the state’s Medical...

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Key Law Enforcement Critics Don't Ask Senate to Kill House-Backed Medical...

Go to any medical marijuana hearing and you will hear people suffering from severe illness or injury extolling the therapeutic benefits of marijuana. But in NH you have never heard things like this....

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Friday NH News Roundup - Week Of May 6

Today on The Exchange, it's our Friday New Hampshire News Roundup. We're looking at some of the top stories of the week, from the one public hearing held on the state Senate's budget, to the House's...

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Deal On Medical Marijuana Wins Hassan's Support

At issue for Governor Hassan was a provision in the House version of the bill that would allow qualifying  patients to grow their own marijuan. Hassan also didn’t like that the House wanted to permit...

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On The Political Front For June 24

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Gov. Hassan Signs Medical Marijuana Bill Into Law

Governor Hassan signed a bill Tuesday, making New Hampshire the 19th state to legalize the use of medicinal marijuana.Hassan says the law breaks new ground by giving seriously ill patients what they...

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New Hampshire Prepares For Medical Marijuana

After a few attempts and two defeats by veto, New Hampshire became the last New England state to pass a medical marijuana bill into law. The law is one of the strictest in the country as users cannot...

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DHHS Commissioner: Cost Of Rolling Out Medical Marijuana Law Adding Up

The commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services says he’s concerned about the cost to his department of implementing the state’s new medical marijuana law.Appearing on The Exchange,...

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DHHS Commissioner Toumpas

You would think that the commissioner of the state’s largest agency has one of the biggest to-do lists of the year, and for Health and Human Services Commissioner Nick Toumpas, you’re probably right. A...

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