Bill Text - HB1598 (2022)

Legalizing the possession and use of cannabis.


Revision: Feb. 2, 2022, 8:01 a.m.

Rep. Testerman, Merr. 2

February 1, 2022

2022-0417h

04/05

 

 

Floor Amendment to HB 1598-FN

 

Amend the bill by inserting after section 14 the following and renumbering the original sections 15-21 to read as 16-22, respectively:

 

15  New Paragraph; Controlled Drug Act; Penalties.  Amend RSA 318-B:26 by inserting after paragraph IX-a the following new paragraph:

IX-b.  Except as provided in RSA 126-X, any person who is convicted of knowingly transferring, gifting, selling, or otherwise providing marijuana or marijuana-infused products, including adulterants or dilutants, to a person under 21 years of age shall be guilty of a class B felony and shall be sentenced to a maximum term of imprisonment of not more than 7 years, a fine of not more than $300,000, or both.