Revision: April 26, 2018, 2:31 p.m.
SB 388 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
03/14/2018 0952s
03/15/2018 1086s
2018 SESSION
18-2870
01/04
SENATE BILL 388
AN ACT relative to dispensary locations for therapeutic cannabis.
SPONSORS: Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. French, Dist 7; Rep. Nelson, Carr. 5; Rep. Knirk, Carr. 3; Rep. LeBrun, Hills. 32; Rep. Stone, Rock. 1
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill authorizes the department of health and human services to establish a second dispensary location in the geographic area that includes Carroll, Coos, and Grafton counties, for therapeutic cannabis. This bill also authorizes the department of health and human services to establish a second dispensary location in the geographic area that includes Cheshire and Sullivan counties.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/14/2018 0952s
03/15/2018 1086s 18-2870
01/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to dispensary locations for therapeutic cannabis.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Use of Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes; Departmental Rules. Amend RSA 126-X:6 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV. The department may adopt rules regarding the establishment of a second dispensary location by the alternative treatment centers described in RSA 126-X:7, X including, but not limited to, fees, operational requirements, and geographic location.
2 New Paragraph; Use of Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes; Dispensary Locations. Amend RSA 126-X:7 by inserting after paragraph IX the following new paragraph:
X. If the department determines that having additional locations for the dispensing of therapeutic cannabis is necessary to adequately and effectively meet the needs of qualifying patients and designated caregivers, the department may authorize the alternative treatment center allowed to operate in the geographic area that includes Carroll, Coos, and Grafton counties, not including the town of Hanover and the city of Lebanon in Grafton county, to establish a second dispensary location within that same geographic area. In addition, the department may authorize the alternative treatment center allowed to operate in the geographic area that includes Cheshire and Sullivan counties and the town of Hanover and the city of Lebanon in Grafton county to establish a second dispensary location within that same geographic area. A second dispensary location shall only be established in a geographic location approved by the department, shall be limited solely to the dispensing of cannabis and educational efforts, and shall not be used for cultivation or other activities relative to the production of cannabis. A second dispensary location shall be subject to rules adopted by the department under RSA 126-X:6, III, and any additional rules adopted by the department relative to a second dispensary location under RSA 126-X:6, IV, and all applicable provisions of this chapter relative to alternative treatment centers including, but not limited to, compliance with local zoning laws. The department shall, in conjuction with the local governing body of the town or city where the second dispensary location would be located, solicit input from qualifying patients, designated caregivers, and residents of the town or city in which the second dispensary location would be located.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.