NH House to vote on medicinal marijuana bill

CONCORD, N.H.—New Hampshire residents with painful ailments could grow and use a small amount of marijuana for medicinal purposes under legislation before the House this week.

The bill would allow severely ill patients or their caregiver to grow and possess six marijuana plants and two ounces of the drug. The bill requires doctors to certify a patient has a debilitating medical condition and would benefit from the therapeutic or palliative benefit from using marijuana.

Gov. John Lynch says he has concerns about the bill.