Revision: Dec. 14, 2015, midnight
\t \t\tHB 1309 - AS INTRODUCED
2016 SESSION
\t16-2338
\t01/04
HOUSE BILL\t1309
AN ACT\tadding post-traumatic stress disorder to qualifying medical conditions under therapeutic use of cannabis.
SPONSORS:\tRep. Lachance, Hills. 8; Rep. V. Sullivan, Hills. 16; Rep. Potucek, Rock. 6; Rep. Bouldin, Hills. 12; Rep. Edwards, Hills. 11; Rep. Cushing, Rock. 21; Rep. Baldasaro, Rock. 5; Rep. Aldrich, Belk. 2; Rep. Rideout, Coos 7; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17
COMMITTEE:\tHealth, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
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ANALYSIS
\tThis bill adds post-traumatic stress disorder to the qualifying medical conditions under therapeutic use of cannabis.
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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.
\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
\t16-2338
\t01/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\tadding post-traumatic stress disorder to qualifying medical conditions under therapeutic use of cannabis.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 Use of Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes; Definitions. Amend RSA 126-X:1, IX(a)(1) to read as follows:
\t\t\t\t(1) Cancer, glaucoma, positive status for human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, hepatitis C currently receiving antiviral treatment, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, Crohn's disease, multiple sclerosis, chronic pancreatitis, spinal cord injury or disease, traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, lupus, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, post-traumatic stress disorder, or one or more injuries that significantly interferes with daily activities as documented by the patient's provider; and
\t2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.