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The governor of New Hampshire signed a bill that adds opioid use disorder as a qualifying condition for the state\u2019s medical marijuana program and also allows out-of-state patients to access dispensaries.<\/p>\n
HB 605 was one of 30 pieces of legislation that Gov. Chris Sununu (R) approved<\/a> on Tuesday. Advocates celebrated the move, though they\u2019ve pointed out that there are some restrictions for both residents with opioid use disorder and visiting patients.<\/p>\n In order to qualify for medical cannabis for an opioid disorder, a patient must have a recommendation from a board certified addiction medicine or addiction psychiatry provider who\u2019s \u201cactively treating the patient\u201d for that condition. They must also present with opioid withdrawal symptoms or cravings.<\/p>\n For out-of-state patients, they must have qualified for medical marijuana in their jurisdiction and show proof of a valid recommendation. It would be up to the state Department of Health and Human Services to develop rules for dispensary to verify visiting patients\u2019 eligibility.<\/p>\n Also, there\u2019s a provision of the bill<\/a> stipulating that those visiting the state could not obtain cannabis from a dispensary \u201cmore than three times in a 12-month period,\u201d unless they provide a statement from their health provider affirming that they have a condition that qualifies a person for medical marijuana under New Hampshire statute.<\/p>\n \u2014 Matt Simon, director of public and government relations at Prime Alternative Treatment Centers of New Hampshire, told Marijuana Moment that the governor\u2019s signing the bill \u201cis an important step forward for the therapeutic cannabis program in two ways.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFirst, patients who visit New Hampshire to spend time with family or to enjoy the lakes and mountains should not have to worry about how they will obtain safe, legal access to cannabis,\u201d he said. \u201cSecond, the inclusion of opioid use disorder provides addiction specialists with an important tool that can help patients mitigate their withdrawal symptoms and stay off opioids. We are grateful to legislators and Gov. Sununu for making the therapeutic cannabis program more accessible to patients.\u201d<\/p>\n While this action is viewed as a welcome step for the state\u2019s medical cannabis program, advocates are still disappointed that the GOP-controlled legislature has stalled on adult-use marijuana legalization.<\/p>\n Three-in-four residents support the broad reform, according to recent polling<\/a>, but lawmakers have failed to enact a policy change. A bipartisan bill to legalize recreational cannabis and set up a regulated licensing program for marijuana businesses did not advance out of committee after being introduced in January<\/a>, for example.<\/p>\n The House did\u00a0pass a legalization bill last year<\/a>, but it died in a Senate committee. In 2017, the Granite State decriminalized marijuana possession<\/a>, which was signed into law by Sununu.<\/p>\n Separately, a New Hampshire Senate committee in March heard testimony on a House-passed bill to allow medical marijuana patients to\u00a0grow a limited number of plants for personal use<\/a>. But it was ultimately tabled in the full chamber.<\/p>\n In May, the governor also signed<\/a>\u00a0a bill adding insomnia and autism spectrum disorder as medical cannabis qualifying conditions.<\/p>\n Earlier this year, the House passed legislation to let medical cannabis patients grow their own medicine<\/a>, but it did not clear the Senate.<\/p>\n Mississippi Lawmakers \u2018Very Close\u2019 To Deal On Medical Marijuana Bill, Negotiators Say<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n Photo courtesy of Mike Latimer.<\/em><\/p>\n The post New Hampshire Governor Signs Bill Allowing Medical Marijuana To Treat Opioid Use Disorder And Letting Out-Of-State Patients Shop<\/a> appeared first on Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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