CHAPTER 146
SB 17 - FINAL VERSION
2017 SESSION
17-0765
01/09
SENATE BILL 17
SPONSORS: Sen. Reagan, Dist 17
COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services
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This bill clarifies hepatitis C as a qualifying medical condition for the use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
17-0765
01/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
146:1 Use of Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes; Definitions. Amend RSA 126-X:1, IX(a)(1) to read as follows:
(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, ulcerative colitis, or one or more injuries that significantly interferes with daily activities as documented by the patient's provider; and
146:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: June 16, 2017
Effective Date: June 16, 2017
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 10, 2017 | Senate | Hearing |
| Jan. 19, 2017 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| March 21, 2017 | House | Hearing |
| March 22, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| April 20, 2017 | House | Floor Vote |
June 16, 2017: Signed by the Governor on 06/16/2017; Chapter 0146; Effective 06/16/2017
April 27, 2017: Enrolled (In recess 04/27/2017); SJ 16
May 4, 2017: Enrolled 05/04/2017 HJ 15 P. 47
April 20, 2017: Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/20/2017 HJ 14 P. 10
April 20, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 04/20/2017 (Vote 13-7; RC) HC 20 P. 8
March 22, 2017: Executive Session: 03/22/2017 09:00 AM LOB 205
March 21, 2017: Public Hearing: 03/21/2017 10:45 AM LOB 205
Feb. 16, 2017: Introduced 02/16/2017 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 8 P. 44
Jan. 19, 2017: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/19/2017; SJ 4
Jan. 19, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 01/19/2017; SC 6
Jan. 10, 2017: Hearing: 01/10/2017, Room 101, LOB, 01:45 pm; SC 5
Jan. 5, 2017: To Be Introduced 01/05/2017 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 4