{"id": "SB409", "year": 2012, "term": "2011-2012", "title": "relative to the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.", "narrative": "It was introduced on February 15, 2012 and referred to the Senate Health and Human Services committee. The committee held a public hearing on March 8, 2012. The committee recommended that the Senate pass it with changes (amendment 2012-1416s). On March 28, 2012 the Senate adopted \u201cSpecial Order to the afternoon session, Without Objection\u201d. The committee recommended that the Senate pass it with changes (amendment 2012-1416s). The committee's amendment (1416s) was adopted on a voice vote on March 28, 2012, changing the text of the bill. A floor amendment (2012-1494s), offered by Sen. Forsythe, was adopted on a voice vote on March 28, 2012, changing the text of the bill. On March 28, 2012 the Senate voted to pass it with changes on a roll call 13\u201311 and ordered it to a third reading. It crossed to the House on March 29, 2012 and was referred to the House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs committee. The committee held a public hearing on April 10, 2012. The committee held a work session on April 17, 2012. The committee met in executive session on April 17, 2012 to vote on its recommendation. The committee held a work session on April 19, 2012. The committee met in executive session on April 19, 2012 to vote on its recommendation. The committee voted 12\u20134 to recommend that the House pass it with changes (amendment 1751h), and the report was placed on the regular calendar. The committee's amendment (1751h) was adopted on a voice vote on April 25, 2012, changing the text of the bill. On April 25, 2012 the House voted to pass it with changes on a roll call 236\u201396. On April 25, 2012 the bill was referred to the Finance committee. The committee held a work session on May 8, 2012. The committee met in executive session on May 10, 2012 to vote on its recommendation. The committee voted 18\u20138 to recommend that the House pass it with changes (amendment 2143h), and the report was placed on the regular calendar. A floor amendment (2143) was adopted on a voice vote on May 16, 2012, changing the text of the bill. On May 16, 2012 the House voted to pass it with changes on a division vote 228\u201391. On May 23, 2012 the Senate adopted \u201cNon-concur with House Amendment #1751h, #2143h; Requests C of C\u201d on a division vote 14\u20136, on a motion by Sen. Bradley. On May 24, 2012 the House adopted \u201cHouse Accedes to Senate Request for Committee of Conference (Rep Bettencourt)\u201d on a voice vote. A committee of conference met on May 25, 2012, May 29, 2012 and May 30, 2012 to try to settle the differences between the two chambers' versions of the bill. The House adopted the conference report (2441c) on a voice vote. The Senate adopted the conference report (2441c) on a division vote 13\u20139. An enrolled bill amendment (2510e) was adopted on June 6, 2012. These correct technical errors found after passage. The bill was enrolled on June 6, 2012 \u2014 the final check of the text before it goes to the governor \u2014 and an enrolled bill amendment (2012-2510e) was adopted to correct technical errors found after passage. The governor vetoed it on June 21, 2012. The legislature can override a veto with a two-thirds vote in both chambers. On June 27, 2012 the Senate voted 13\u201310 on overriding the governor's veto on a roll call, and the veto was sustained, failing to meet the two thirds threshold.", "stages": [{"label": "Senate Committee (Health and Human Services)", "hand": "S:committee", "text": "It was introduced on February 15, 2012 and referred to the Senate Health and Human Services committee. The committee held a public hearing on March 8, 2012. The committee recommended that the Senate pass it with changes (amendment 2012-1416s).", "notes": []}, {"label": "On the Senate Floor", "hand": "S:floor", "text": "On March 28, 2012 the Senate adopted \u201cSpecial Order to the afternoon session, Without Objection\u201d.", "notes": []}, {"label": "Senate Committee (Health and Human Services)", "hand": "S:committee", "text": "The committee recommended that the Senate pass it with changes (amendment 2012-1416s).", "notes": []}, {"label": "On the Senate Floor", "hand": "S:floor", "text": "The committee's amendment (1416s) was adopted on a voice vote on March 28, 2012, changing the text of the bill. A floor amendment (2012-1494s), offered by Sen. Forsythe, was adopted on a voice vote on March 28, 2012, changing the text of the bill. On March 28, 2012 the Senate voted to pass it with changes on a roll call 13\u201311 and ordered it to a third reading.", "notes": []}, {"label": "House Committee (Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs)", "hand": "H:committee", "text": "It crossed to the House on March 29, 2012 and was referred to the House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs committee. The committee held a public hearing on April 10, 2012. The committee held a work session on April 17, 2012. The committee met in executive session on April 17, 2012 to vote on its recommendation. The committee held a work session on April 19, 2012. The committee met in executive session on April 19, 2012 to vote on its recommendation. The committee voted 12\u20134 to recommend that the House pass it with changes (amendment 1751h), and the report was placed on the regular calendar.", "notes": []}, {"label": "On the House Floor", "hand": "H:floor", "text": "The committee's amendment (1751h) was adopted on a voice vote on April 25, 2012, changing the text of the bill. On April 25, 2012 the House voted to pass it with changes on a roll call 236\u201396.", "notes": []}, {"label": "House Committee (Finance)", "hand": "H:committee", "text": "On April 25, 2012 the bill was referred to the Finance committee. The committee held a work session on May 8, 2012. The committee met in executive session on May 10, 2012 to vote on its recommendation. The committee voted 18\u20138 to recommend that the House pass it with changes (amendment 2143h), and the report was placed on the regular calendar.", "notes": []}, {"label": "On the House Floor", "hand": "H:floor", "text": "A floor amendment (2143) was adopted on a voice vote on May 16, 2012, changing the text of the bill. On May 16, 2012 the House voted to pass it with changes on a division vote 228\u201391.", "notes": []}, {"label": "On the Senate Floor", "hand": "S:floor", "text": "On May 23, 2012 the Senate adopted \u201cNon-concur with House Amendment #1751h, #2143h; Requests C of C\u201d on a division vote 14\u20136, on a motion by Sen. Bradley.", "notes": []}, {"label": "On the House Floor", "hand": "H:floor", "text": "On May 24, 2012 the House adopted \u201cHouse Accedes to Senate Request for Committee of Conference (Rep Bettencourt)\u201d on a voice vote.", "notes": []}, {"label": "Committee of Conference", "hand": "C:conference", "text": "A committee of conference met on May 25, 2012, May 29, 2012 and May 30, 2012 to try to settle the differences between the two chambers' versions of the bill.", "notes": []}, {"label": "On the House Floor", "hand": "H:floor", "text": "The House adopted the conference report (2441c) on a voice vote.", "notes": []}, {"label": "On the Senate Floor", "hand": "S:floor", "text": "The Senate adopted the conference report (2441c) on a division vote 13\u20139.", "notes": []}, {"label": "With the Governor", "hand": "G:governor", "text": "An enrolled bill amendment (2510e) was adopted on June 6, 2012. These correct technical errors found after passage. The bill was enrolled on June 6, 2012 \u2014 the final check of the text before it goes to the governor \u2014 and an enrolled bill amendment (2012-2510e) was adopted to correct technical errors found after passage. The governor vetoed it on June 21, 2012. The legislature can override a veto with a two-thirds vote in both chambers.", "notes": []}, {"label": "On the Senate Floor", "hand": "S:floor", "text": "On June 27, 2012 the Senate voted 13\u201310 on overriding the governor's veto on a roll call, and the veto was sustained, failing to meet the two thirds threshold.", "notes": []}], "notes": [], "vote_note": "3 of the floor votes on this bill were voice or division votes, which do not record how individual legislators voted.", "events": [{"date": "2012-02-15", "text": "Introduced and Referred to Health and Human Services", "routine": false, "cite": "SJ 6"}, {"date": "2012-03-08", "text": "Hearing: 3/8/12, Room 100, SH, 2:00 p.m.; SC9A", "routine": false, "cite": "SC 9A", "cite_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/senate/calendars_journals/viewer.aspx?fileName=Calendars%5C2012%5CNo%2009a%20February%2023%202012.pdf", "plain": "Public hearing, 2:00 p.m., Room 100, State House"}, {"date": "2012-03-22", "text": "Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2012-1416s, 3/28/12; SC12", "routine": false, "cite": "SC 12", "cite_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/senate/calendars_journals/viewer.aspx?fileName=Calendars%5C2012%5CNo%2012%20March%2022%202012.pdf", "plain": "Committee report: pass the bill with changes (amendment 2012-1416s)"}, {"date": "2012-03-28", "text": "Special Order to the afternoon session, Without Objection, MA", "routine": true, "cite": "SJ 8"}, {"date": "2012-03-28", "text": "Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2012-1416s, 3/28/12", "routine": false}, {"date": "2012-03-28", "text": "Committee Amendment 1416s; AA, VV", "routine": false, "cite": "SJ 8", "plain": "Committee amendment 1416s adopted, on a voice vote"}, {"date": "2012-03-28", "text": "Sen. 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Peter Bolster (R)", "s": "bolster, peter", "p": "R", "v": "Not Voting/Not Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Daniel Carr (D)", "s": "carr, daniel", "p": "D", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. John Cebrowski (R)", "s": "cebrowski, john", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Jennifer Coffey (R)", "s": "coffey, jennifer", "p": "R", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Timothy Comerford (R)", "s": "comerford, timothy", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Debra DeSimone (R)", "s": "desimone, debra", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Rich DiPentima (D)", "s": "dipentima, rich", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Shaun Doherty (R)", "s": "doherty, shaun", "p": "R", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Beverly Ferrante (R)", "s": "ferrante, beverly", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Joseph Fleck (R)", "s": "fleck, joseph", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Larry Gagne (R)", "s": "gagne, larry", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. 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Rick Ladd (R)", "s": "ladd, rick", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Steven Lindsey (D)", "s": "lindsey, steven", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Michael McCarthy (R)", "s": "mccarthy, michael", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Carol McGuire (R)", "s": "mcguire, carol", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. David Palfrey (R)", "s": "palfrey, david", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Stephen Palmer (R)", "s": "palmer, stephen", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Beatriz Pastor (D)", "s": "pastor, beatriz", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Anthony Pellegrino (R)", "s": "pellegrino, anthony", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Amy Perkins (R)", "s": "perkins, amy", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Lawrence Perkins (R)", "s": "perkins, lawrence", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Calvin Pratt (R)", "s": "pratt, calvin", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Laurence Rappaport (R)", "s": "rappaport, laurence", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Brian Rhodes (D)", "s": "rhodes, brian", "p": "D", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Ted Rokas (D)", "s": "rokas, ted", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Dino Scala (R)", "s": "scala, dino", "p": "R", "v": "Not Voting/Not Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Donna Schlachman (D)", "s": "schlachman, donna", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. John Sedensky (R)", "s": "sedensky, john", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Carl Seidel (R)", "s": "seidel, carl", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Peter Silva (R)", "s": "silva, peter", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Suzanne Smith (D)", "s": "smith, suzanne", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Todd Smith (R)", "s": "smith, todd", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. William Smith (R)", "s": "smith, william", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Jeffrey St. Cyr (R)", "s": "st. cyr, jeffrey", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Franklin Sterling (R)", "s": "sterling, franklin", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. James Sullivan (R)", "s": "sullivan, james", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Elaine Swinford (R)", "s": "swinford, elaine", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Charles Townsend (D)", "s": "townsend, charles", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Pamela Tucker (R)", "s": "tucker, pamela", "p": "R", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Karen Umberger (R)", "s": "umberger, karen", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Carol Vita (R)", "s": "vita, carol", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Rick Watrous (D)", "s": "watrous, rick", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. David Watters (D)", "s": "watters, david", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Robert Willette (R)", "s": "willette, robert", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Peter Ramsey (D)", "s": "ramsey, peter", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Robin Read (D)", "s": "read, robin", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Chip Rice (D)", "s": "rice, chip", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Andrew White (D)", "s": "white, andrew", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Lynne Blankenbeker (R)", "s": "blankenbeker, lynne", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Steven Cunningham (R)", "s": "cunningham, steven", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Patrick Abrami (R)", "s": "abrami, patrick", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Donald Andolina (R)", "s": "andolina, donald", "p": "R", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Jason Antosz (R)", "s": "antosz, jason", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Kevin Avard (R)", "s": "avard, kevin", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Gary Azarian (R)", "s": "azarian, gary", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. J. Michael Ball (R)", "s": "ball, j. michael", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Thomas Beattie (R)", "s": "beattie, thomas", "p": "R", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. James Belanger (R)", "s": "belanger, james", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Jerry Bergevin (R)", "s": "bergevin, jerry", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. 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Jeanine Notter (R)", "s": "notter, jeanine", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. William O'Connor (R)", "s": "o'connor, william", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. John O'Connor (R)", "s": "o'connor, john", "p": "R", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Bill Ohm (R)", "s": "ohm, bill", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Richard Okerman (R)", "s": "okerman, richard", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Jeffrey Oligny (R)", "s": "oligny, jeffrey", "p": "R", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Barry Palmer (R)", "s": "palmer, barry", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. William Panek (R)", "s": "panek, william", "p": "R", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. James Parison (R)", "s": "parison, james", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Robbie Parsons (R)", "s": "parsons, robbie", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Dick Patten (D)", "s": "patten, dick", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Michele Peckham (R)", "s": "peckham, michele", "p": "R", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Lenette Peterson (R)", "s": "peterson, lenette", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Laurie Pettengill (R)", "s": "pettengill, laurie", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Joseph Pitre (R)", "s": "pitre, joseph", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Marjorie Porter (D)", "s": "porter, marjorie", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Mark Proulx (R)", "s": "proulx, mark", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Michael Reed (R)", "s": "reed, michael", "p": "R", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Kevin Reichard (R)", "s": "reichard, kevin", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Harold Reilly (R)", "s": "reilly, harold", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Frederick Rice (R)", "s": "rice, frederick", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Jon Richardson (R)", "s": "richardson, jon", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Glenn Ritter (R)", "s": "ritter, glenn", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. David Robbins (R)", "s": "robbins, david", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Jenna Roberts (D)", "s": "roberts, jenna", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Laurie Sanborn (R)", "s": "sanborn, laurie", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Marie Sapienza (R)", "s": "sapienza, marie", "p": "R", "v": "Not Voting/Not Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Andrew Schmidt (D)", "s": "schmidt, andrew", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Stephen Schmidt (R)", "s": "schmidt, stephen", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Adam Schroadter (R)", "s": "schroadter, adam", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Lisa Scontsas (R)", "s": "scontsas, lisa", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Brian Seaworth (R)", "s": "seaworth, brian", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Jeffrey Shackett (R)", "s": "shackett, jeffrey", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Kenneth Sheffert (R)", "s": "sheffert, kenneth", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Wyman Shuler (R)", "s": "shuler, wyman", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Paul Simard (R)", "s": "simard, paul", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Tammy Simmons (R)", "s": "simmons, tammy", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Tyler Simpson (R)", "s": "simpson, tyler", "p": "R", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Molly Smith (R)", "s": "smith, molly", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Steven Smith (R)", "s": "smith, steven", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Dale Spainhower (D)", "s": "spainhower, dale", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Kathleen Stroud (R)", "s": "stroud, kathleen", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Kevin Sullivan (R)", "s": "sullivan, kevin", "p": "R", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. James Summers (R)", "s": "summers, james", "p": "R", "v": "Not Voting/Not Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Matthew Swank (R)", "s": "swank, matthew", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Daniel Tamburello (R)", "s": "tamburello, daniel", "p": "R", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Kyle Tasker (R)", "s": "tasker, kyle", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. 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I", "acknowledged then and continue to express my personal compassion for those that suffer from", "debilitating medical conditions who wish to use marijuana to help alleviate their symptoms and the side effects of medical treatment.", "I also recognize the considerable work undertaken by the sponsors and committee members of both legislative bodies in trying to address the concerns I raised in my veto message of HB 648 in 2009. While SB 409 takes a different approach regarding how marijuana would be cultivated and distributed than the 2009 legislation, this new legislation will not ensure the limited use of marijuana for medical purposes.", "Under this bill, the number of potential marijuana cultivation sites is virtually unlimited. The distribution of marijuana under SB 409 cannot effectively be controlled, with the result being the proliferation of marijuana for unlawful use. Marijuana remains among the most widely abused drugs in this state, and SB 409 will not provide tightly controlled access for medical use.", "Law enforcement has serious concerns about preventing the unauthorized use of marijuana under this legislation. SB 409 requires that the cultivation locations be registered with the N.H. Department of Health and Human Services. But the bill restricts the identification of those cultivation locations to law enforcement only in the very narrow instances where an individual has been arrested and claims to be engaged in the medical use of marijuana, or where state and local law enforcement have probable cause that marijuana is being cultivated or used at a particular location and seek confirmation that the cultivation or use is for medical purposes.", "While SB 409 requires that marijuana for medical use be cultivated in a \"locked and enclosed site,\" neither state nor local law enforcement is authorized to generally inspect and confirm that these conditions are being maintained. The inspection and oversight of cultivation sites is assigned to the Department of Health and Human Services. The Department has neither the staff nor the statewide presence to adequately regulate the security of marijuana cultivation sites, which are unlimited in number. Effective and continuous oversight of cultivation sites is critical to prevent unlawful access to marijuana.", "In this regard, the fiscal note accompanying the bill omits any mention of the personnel and cost for inspection and oversight of the cultivation locations by the Department. I believe that the fiscal impact of this legislation is considerably understated, and I am concerned that the fees required to be charged to administer this program will be far greater than presently identified and may be prohibitive for some qualifying patients.", "SB 409 also authorizes marijuana use by minors under the age of 18. At a time of increased use of marijuana by minors across the country, I am very concerned that legislation allowing marijuana use by teenagers even for medical purposes will downplay the perceived risk of use of this drug and will lead to increased adolescent use in New Hampshire. Even with parental consent and supervision, as the bill provides, allowing minors access to marijuana also increases the potential for its unlawful distribution.", "SB 409 authorizes a patient to cultivate and transport up to 6 ounces of marijuana at any given time, and to possess for their use up to 2 ounces of marijuana at any point in time. While the bill requires the patient to obtain a written certification from a physician attesting to their qualifying medical condition before the patient is eligible to obtain a registry card authorizing medicinal marijuana use, the bill does not contemplate any medical guidance by the certifying physician concerning the amount or frequency of marijuana use. This is a significant difference from the prescription and use of any other controlled drug, where the patient is given specific medical guidance on how much of a drug to take and how often to take it.", "Given that there are many types of marijuana with different degrees of potency, I am concerned that the absence of restrictions on the amount and frequency of use of marijuana combined with the amounts allowed under the bill for possession could pose significant health dangers.", "This legislation also allows the transfer to and use of marijuana by \"visiting qualifying patients,\" who are persons that have a qualifying medical condition but who are not residents of New Hampshire. Oversight and control of the medical use of marijuana by those who are not residents of New Hampshire is unclear in SB 409 and presents challenges for the verification of their status, qualifying conditions, and regulating the amount of marijuana provided to them by a qualifying patient. I do not believe that the bill contains sufficient protections against the potential redistribution of marijuana by a visiting qualifying patient.", "I continue to believe that the most effective manner in which to facilitate the safe and controlled use of marijuana for medical purposes is to distribute the drug like any other controlled substance through a regulated prescription system. I recognize that such a system is unlikely as long as marijuana use for medicinal purposes remains illegal under federal law. As well intentioned as the efforts reflected in SB 409 are, I cannot support establishing a system for the use of medical marijuana that poses risks to the patient, lacks adequate oversight and funding, and risks the proliferation of a serious drug.", "For all of these reasons, I am vetoing SB 409."], "governor": "John H. 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There will be no impact on county revenue."]}]}, "body": "03/28/12 1416s\n\n03/28/12 1494s\n\n25Apr2012\u2026 1751h\n\n16May2012\u2026 2143h\n\n06/06/12 2441CofC\n\n06/06/12 2510EBA\n\nBe it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:\n\n1 New Chapter; Use of Marijuana for Medicinal Purposes. Amend RSA by inserting after c chapter 126-V the following new chapter:\n\nCHAPTER 126-W\n\nUSE OF MARIJUANA FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES\n\n126-W:1 Definitions. In this chapter:\n\nI. \u201cProvider-patient relationship\u201d means a relationship between a provider and a patient that includes:\n\n(a) Taking a medical history;\n\n(b) Performing a relevant physical examination;\n\n(c) Reviewing prior treatment and treatment response;\n\n(d) Obtaining and reviewing relevant diagnostic test results;\n\n(e) The provider being available for and offering follow-up care and treatment to the patient, including but not limited to patient examinations;\n\n(f) Creating and maintaining patient records; and\n\n(g) Notifying the patient\u2019s primary care provider when appropriate.\n\nII. \u201cCultivation location\u201d means a locked and enclosed site, under the control of the qualifying patient or designated caregiver who has reported the location of the site to the department, where marijuana is cultivated in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.\n\nIII.(a) \u201cQualifying medical condition\u201d means the presence of both:\n\n(1) A severely debilitating or terminal disease; and\n\n(2) Symptoms or treatment results that include at least one of the following: wasting syndrome, severe pain that has not responded to previously prescribed medication or surgical measures for more than 3 months, elevated intraocular pressure, severe nausea, severe vomiting, seizures, or severe, persistent muscle spasms.\n\n(b) \u201cSeverely debilitating or terminal disease\u201d means:\n\n(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\u2019s disease, agitation of Alzheimer\u2019s disease, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory autoimmune-mediated arthritis, Parkinson\u2019s disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, quadriplegia, paraplegia, sickle cell disease, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, severe spinal cord injury, intractable skeletal muscular spasticity, traumatic brain injury, Tourette\u2019s Syndrome, spinal cord disease, chronic pancreatitis with cysts, one or more injuries that significantly interfere with daily activities as documented by the patient\u2019s treating provider, or painful peripheral neuropathy only if the application is accompanied by medical records that confirm the objective presence of painful peripheral neuropathy that has been refractory to other treatments; or\n\n(2) A medical condition which is not listed in subparagraph (1) and which the commissioner determines, on a case by case basis, is severely debilitating or terminal, based upon the written request of a person who furnishes written certification to the commissioner and who demonstrates the symptoms or treatment results listed in subparagraph (a)(2).\n\nIV. \u201cDepartment\u201d means the department of health and human services.\n\nV. \u201cDesignated caregiver\u201d means an individual:\n\n(a) Who is at least 21 years of age; and\n\n(b) Who has agreed to assist with a qualifying patient\u2019s medical use of marijuana; and\n\n(c) Who has never been convicted of any drug-related offense; and\n\n(d) Who possesses a valid registry identification card issued pursuant to RSA 126-W:4\n\nVI. \u201cMarijuana\u201d means all parts of any plant of the Cannabis genus of plants, whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of such plant; and every compound, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant, its seeds, or resin. Such term shall not include the mature stalks of such plants, fiber produced from such stalks, oil, or cake made from the seeds of such plants, any other compound, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil or cake, or the sterilized seeds of such plants which are incapable of germination.\n\nVII. \u201cMedical use\u201d means the acquisition, possession, cultivation, preparation, use, delivery, transfer, or transportation of marijuana or paraphernalia relating to the administration of marijuana to treat or alleviate a qualifying patient\u2019s qualifying medical condition or symptoms or results of treatment associated with the qualifying patient\u2019s qualifying medical condition. It shall not include the use of marijuana by a designated caregiver who is not a qualifying patient.\n\nVIII. \u201cMedicinal use certificate\u201d means a certificate issued by the commissioner of health and human services indicating that a donation has been made to the registry identification card fund established in RSA 126-W:7. The commissioner shall establish the minimum donation amount each\n\nyear in an amount sufficient to cover the costs associated with this chapter, but not to exceed $200. The donor shall receive one medicinal use certificate for each donation of the minimum amount and may transfer the certificate to any person applying as a qualified patient or a designated caregiver.\n\nIX. \u201cProvider\u201d means a physician licensed to prescribe drugs to humans under RSA 329 and who possesses certification from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration to prescribe controlled substances. For a visiting qualifying patient, \u201cprovider\u201d means an individual licensed to prescribe drugs to humans in the state of the patient\u2019s residence and who possesses certification from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration to prescribe controlled substances.\n\nX. \u201cQualifying patient\u201d means an individual who has been diagnosed by a provider as having a qualifying medical condition and who possesses a valid registry identification card issued pursuant to RSA 126-W:4.\n\nXI. \u201cRegistry identification card\u201d means a document issued by the department pursuant to RSA 126-W:4 that identifies an individual as a qualifying patient or a designated caregiver.\n\nXII. \u201cSeedling\u201d means a marijuana plant that has no flowers and is less than 12 inches in height and less than 12 inches in diameter.\n\nXIII. \u201cUnusable marijuana\u201d means any marijuana, other than usable marijuana, including the seeds, stalks, and roots of the plant.\n\nXIV. \u201cUsable marijuana\u201d means the dried leaves and flowers of the marijuana plant and any mixture or preparation thereof, but does not include the seeds, stalks, and roots of the plant and does not include the weight of any non-marijuana ingredients combined with marijuana and prepared for consumption as food or drink.\n\nXV. \u201cVisiting qualifying patient\u201d means a patient with a qualifying medical condition who is not a resident of New Hampshire or who has been a resident of New Hampshire for fewer than 30 days.\n\nXVI. \u201cWritten certification\u201d means a document signed by a provider stating that in the provider\u2019s professional opinion, after having completed a full assessment of the patient\u2019s medical history and current medical condition made in the course of a provider-patient relationship of at least 3 months in duration, the patient has a qualifying medical condition, and the potential benefits of the medical use of marijuana would likely outweigh the health risks for the qualifying patient. If the patient\u2019s qualifying medical condition is of recent or sudden onset and the certifying provider is primarily responsible for the patient\u2019s care related to his or her qualifying medical condition, the 3-month requirement for the provider-patient relationship required in this paragraph shall not apply. The written certification shall be valid for up to one year. The date of expiration and the patient\u2019s qualifying medical condition shall be specified on the written certification.\n\n126-W:2 Possession of Medical Marijuana by a Qualifying Patient or Designated Caregiver.\n\nI. A qualifying patient shall not be subject to arrest, prosecution, or penalty, or denied any right or privilege for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with this chapter, if the qualifying patient possesses, cultivates, or possesses and cultivates, an amount of marijuana that does not exceed the following:\n\n(a) If the qualifying patient does not have a designated caregiver for the possession and cultivation of marijuana that occurs at the cultivation location reported to the department, or while transporting marijuana and marijuana plants and seedlings to a new cultivation location that has been reported to the department within the prior 21 days:\n\n(1) Six ounces of usable marijuana; and\n\n(2) Any amount of unusable marijuana; and\n\n(3) Four mature marijuana plants and 12 seedlings, with a total canopy of no more than 100 square feet.\n\n(b) If the qualifying patient is not at the cultivation location reported to the department: (1) Two ounces of usable marijuana; and\n\n(2) Any amount of unusable marijuana.\n\nII. A designated caregiver shall not be subject to arrest, prosecution, or penalty, or denied any right or privilege for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with this chapter on behalf of a qualifying patient if the designated caregiver possesses or cultivates, or both, an amount of marijuana that does not exceed the following:\n\n(a) If at the cultivation location reported to the department, or while transporting marijuana and marijuana plants and seedlings to a new cultivation location that has been reported to the department within the prior 21 days:\n\n(1) Six ounces of usable marijuana; and\n\n(2) Any amount of unusable marijuana; and\n\n(3) Four mature marijuana plants and 12 seedlings, with a total canopy of no more than 100 square feet.\n\n(b) If not at the cultivation location reported to the department:\n\n(1) Two ounces of usable marijuana; and\n\n(2) Any amount of unusable marijuana.\n\nIII. A qualifying patient or designated caregiver shall not be subject to arrest, prosecution, or penalty for giving marijuana to a qualifying patient or a visiting qualifying patient where nothing of value is transferred in return, or for offering to do the same, if the person giving the marijuana does not knowingly cause the recipient to possess more marijuana than is permitted by this section.\n\nIV.(a) A qualifying patient is presumed to be lawfully engaged in the medical use of marijuana in accordance with this chapter if the qualifying patient possesses a valid registry identification card and possesses an amount of marijuana that does not exceed the amount allowed under this chapter.\n\n(b) A designated caregiver is presumed to be lawfully engaged in assisting with the medical use of marijuana in accordance with this chapter if the designated caregiver possesses a valid registry identification card and possesses an amount of marijuana that does not exceed the amount allowed under this chapter.\n\n(c) The presumptions made in subparagraphs (a) and (b) may be rebutted by evidence that conduct related to marijuana was not for the purpose of treating or alleviating the qualifying patient\u2019s qualifying medical condition or symptoms or effects of the treatment associated with the qualifying medical condition, in accordance with this chapter.\n\nV. A person otherwise entitled to custody of, or visitation or parenting time with, a minor shall not be denied such a right solely for conduct allowed under this chapter and there shall be no presumption of neglect or child endangerment.\n\nVI. Notwithstanding paragraph III, a designated caregiver may receive compensation for costs, not including labor, associated with assisting a qualifying patient who has designated the designated caregiver to assist him or her with the medical use of marijuana. Such compensation shall not constitute the sale of controlled substances.\n\nVII. A provider shall not be subject to arrest, prosecution, or penalty, or denied any right or privilege, including but not limited to a civil penalty or disciplinary action by the New Hampshire board of medicine or any other occupational or professional licensing entity, solely for providing written certifications or for otherwise stating that, in the provider\u2019s professional opinion, and in the context of a provider-patient relationship, a patient is likely to receive therapeutic or palliative benefit from the medical use of marijuana, provided that nothing shall prevent a professional licensing entity from sanctioning a provider for failing to properly evaluate a patient\u2019s medical condition.\n\nVIII. Any marijuana, marijuana paraphernalia, licit property, or interest in licit property that is possessed, owned, or used in connection with the medical use of marijuana as allowed under this chapter, or acts incidental to such use, shall not be seized or forfeited if the basis for the seizure or forfeiture is activity related to marijuana that is exempt from state criminal penalties under this chapter.\n\nIX. An individual shall not be subject to arrest, prosecution, or penalty, or denied any right or privilege, including but not limited to a civil penalty or disciplinary action by a court or occupational or professional licensing entity, simply for being in the presence or vicinity of the medical use of marijuana as allowed under this chapter.\n\nX. A valid registry identification card, or its equivalent, that is issued under the laws of another state, district, territory, commonwealth, or insular possession of the United States that allows, in the jurisdiction of issuance, a visiting qualifying patient to possess marijuana for medical purposes, shall have the same force and effect as a valid registry identification card issued by the department in this state, provided that:\n\n(a) The visiting qualifying patient shall also produce a statement from his or her provider stating that the visiting qualifying patient has a qualifying medical condition as defined in RSA 126-W:1, III; and\n\n(b) A visiting qualifying patient shall not cultivate marijuana in New Hampshire.\n\nXI.(a) Any qualifying patient or registered caregiver who sells marijuana to another person who is not a qualifying patient or registered caregiver under this chapter shall be subject to the penalties specified in RSA 318-B:26, IX-a, shall have his or her registry identification card revoked, and shall be subject to other penalties as provided in RSA 318-B:26.\n\n(b) The department may revoke the registry identification card of a qualifying patient or registered caregiver who violates any other provision of this chapter, and the qualifying patient or registered caregiver shall be subject to any other penalties established in law for the violation.\n\nXII. Where a state or local law enforcement agency encounters an individual who, during the course of an investigation, credibly asserts that he or she is a qualifying patient or designated caregiver, the law enforcement agency shall not provide any information from any marijuana-related investigation of the individual or entity to any law enforcement agency that does not recognize the protection of this chapter, and any prosecution of the individual or entity for a violation of this chapter shall be conducted pursuant to the laws of this state. This paragraph shall not apply in cases where the state or local law enforcement agency has probable cause to believe the person is distributing marijuana to a person who is not allowed to possess it under this chapter.\n\nXIII. A person who ceases to be a qualifying patient or designated caregiver shall have 10 days after notification by the department to dispose of marijuana in one of the following ways:\n\n(a) If the person was a designated caregiver and the qualifying patient who designated the caregiver is still a qualifying patient, but has designated a new caregiver or will cultivate plants himself or herself, the designated caregiver may transfer marijuana to the new person who will cultivate for the qualifying patient;\n\n(b) The person may notify local law enforcement and request that they dispose of the marijuana;\n\n(c) The person may dispose of marijuana, after mixing marijuana with other ingredients such as soil to render it unusable; or\n\n(d) The person may donate usable marijuana to a qualifying patient.\n\nXIV. For the purposes of medical care, including organ transplants, a registered qualifying patient\u2019s authorized use of marijuana in accordance with this chapter shall be considered the equivalent of the authorized use of any other medication used at the direction of a provider, and shall not constitute the use of an illicit substance.\n\n126-W:3 Prohibitions and Limitations on the Use of Medical Marijuana.\n\nI. A qualifying patient may use medical marijuana on privately owned real property only with the permission of the property owner.\n\nII. Nothing in this chapter shall exempt any person from arrest or prosecution for:\n\n(a) Being under the influence of marijuana while:\n\n(1) Operating a motor vehicle, commercial vehicle, boat, or vessel, or any other vehicle propelled or drawn by power other than muscular power; or\n\n(2) In his or her place of employment, without the written permission of the employer; or\n\n(3) Operating heavy machinery or handling a dangerous instrumentality.\n\n(b) The use or possession of marijuana by a qualified patient or designated caregiver for purposes other than for medical use as permitted by this chapter.\n\n(c) The smoking of marijuana in any public place, including:\n\n(1) A school bus, public bus, or other public vehicle; or\n\n(2) A place of employment, without the written permission of the employer; or\n\n(3) The grounds of any preschool, elementary, or secondary school; or\n\n(4) Any correctional facility; or\n\n(5) Any public park, public beach, public recreation center, public field, or youth center.\n\nIII. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require:\n\n(a) Any health insurance provider, health care plan, or medical assistance program to be liable for any claim for reimbursement for the medical use of marijuana; or\n\n(b) Any individual or entity in lawful possession of property to allow a guest, client, customer, or other visitor to use marijuana on or in that property. This chapter shall not limit an individual or entity in lawful possession of property, or an agent of such individual or entity, from expelling an individual who uses marijuana without permission from their property and from seeking civil and criminal penalties for the unauthorized use of marijuana on their property; or\n\n(c) Any accommodation of the medical use of marijuana on the property or premises of any place of employment or on the property or premises of any jail, correctional facility, or other type of penal institution where prisoners reside or persons under arrest are detained. This chapter shall in no way limit an employer\u2019s ability to discipline an employee for ingesting marijuana in the workplace or for working while under the influence of marijuana;\n\nIV. Fraudulent representation to a law enforcement official of any fact or circumstance relating to the medical use of marijuana to avoid arrest or prosecution shall be punishable by a fine of $500, which shall be in addition to any other penalties that may apply for making a false statement or for the use of marijuana other than use undertaken pursuant to this chapter.\n\nV. A qualifying patient or designated caregiver who is found to be in possession of marijuana outside of his or her home and is not in possession of his or her registry identification card, may be subject to a $100 fine.\n\n126-W:4 Departmental Administration.\n\nI. Except as provided in paragraph V, the department shall issue a registry identification card to a person applying as a qualifying patient who submits all of the following information:\n\n(a) Written certification as defined in RSA 126-W:1.\n\n(b) An application or a renewal application accompanied by a medicinal use certificate.\n\n(c) Name, residential and mailing address, and date of birth of the applicant, except that if the applicant is homeless, no residential address is required.\n\n(d) Name, address, and telephone number of the applicant\u2019s provider.\n\n(e) Name, address, and date of birth of the applicant\u2019s designated caregiver, if any. A qualifying patient shall have only one designated caregiver.\n\n(f) Street address of the cultivation location, if the qualifying patient does not have a designated caregiver.\n\n(g) A statement signed by the applicant, pledging not to divert marijuana to anyone who is not allowed to possess marijuana pursuant to this chapter and acknowledging that his or her diversion of marijuana is punishable as a class B felony and revocation of his or her registry identification card, in addition to other penalties for the illegal sale of marijuana.\n\nII.(a) Except as provided in paragraph V, the department shall issue a registry identification card to a person applying as a designated caregiver who submits all of the following information:\n\n(1) An application or a renewal application accompanied by a medicinal use certificate.\n\n(2) Name, residential and mailing address, and date of birth of the applicant.\n\n(3) Name, residential and mailing address, and date of birth of the qualifying patient for whom the applicant will act as designated caregiver, except that if the qualifying patient is homeless, no residential address is required. A designated caregiver shall act on behalf of only one qualifying patient.\n\n(4) A complete set of fingerprints.\n\n(5) Street address of the cultivation location.\n\n(6) A statement indicating the applicant\u2019s preference as to whether the applicant requests the department to retain his or her fingerprints on file for any renewal application or whether the applicant requests the department to destroy his or her fingerprints and acknowledges that the applicant shall resubmit fingerprints if the applicant applies for renewal as a designated caregiver.\n\n(7) A signed statement from the applicant agreeing to act as the designated caregiver for the qualifying patient named in the application and pledging not to divert marijuana to anyone who is not allowed to possess marijuana pursuant to this chapter and acknowledging that the diversion of marijuana is punishable as a class B felony and revocation of one\u2019s registry identification card, in addition to other penalties for the illegal sale of marijuana.\n\n(b) A person who is applying to be a designated caregiver shall submit to a state and federal criminal records check. The department shall request the department of safety to perform the state and federal criminal records check and the department of safety shall complete such records checks and convey the findings of such checks to the department within 30 days of the request. The department and the department of safety may exchange necessary data including fingerprint data with the Federal Bureau of Investigation without disclosing that the records check is related to the provisions of this chapter and acts permitted by it. Unless the applicant stated that he or she prefers his or her fingerprints to be kept on file for any renewal, the department and the department of safety shall destroy each set of fingerprints obtained pursuant to this chapter after the criminal records check is complete.\n\nIII. The department shall verify the information contained in an application or renewal submitted pursuant to this section. The department shall approve or deny an application or renewal for a qualifying patient within 15 days of receipt of the application. The department shall approve or deny an application or renewal to serve as a designated caregiver within 45 days of receipt of the application. The department may deny an application or renewal only if the applicant did not provide the information required pursuant to this section, or the applicant previously had a registry identification card revoked for violating the provisions of this chapter, or if the department determines that the information provided was falsified. The department shall notify an applicant of the denial of an application. An applicant who is aggrieved by a department decision may request an administrative hearing at the department.\n\nIV. The department shall issue registry identification cards to persons applying as a qualifying patient or designated caregiver within 5 days of approving an application or renewal. Each registry identification card shall expire one year after the date of issuance, unless the provider states in the written certification that he or she believes the qualifying patient would benefit from medical marijuana only until a specified earlier date, then the registry identification card shall expire on that date. Registry identification cards shall contain all of the following:\n\n(a) Name, mailing address, and date of birth of the qualifying patient or designated caregiver.\n\n(b) The date of issuance and expiration date of the registry identification card.\n\n(c) A random 10-digit identification number, containing at least 4 numbers and at least 4 letters, that is unique to the qualifying patient or the designated caregiver.\n\n(d) A designation that the person is either a \u201cqualifying patient\u201d or a \u201cdesignated caregiver.\u201d If the person is a designated caregiver, the identification card shall include the random 10-digit identification number of the qualifying patient for whom he or she is providing care.\n\n(e) A photograph of the qualifying patient or designated caregiver.\n\n(f) A statement that the qualifying patient or designated caregiver is permitted under state law to possess marijuana pursuant to this chapter for the medical use of the qualifying patient.\n\n(g) For a qualifying patient\u2019s registry identification card, a statement that either:\n\n(1) The person is a qualifying patient who has not designated a caregiver and is therefore exempt from state penalties for cultivating marijuana; or\n\n(2) The person is a qualifying patient who has designated a caregiver, and therefore shall not be permitted to cultivate marijuana.\n\nV. The department shall not issue a registry identification card to an applicant under 18 years of age who is applying as a qualifying patient unless:\n\n(a) The applicant\u2019s provider has explained the potential risks and benefits of the medical use of marijuana to the custodial parent or legal guardian with responsibility for health care decisions for the applicant; and\n\n(b) The custodial parent or legal guardian with responsibility for health care decisions for the applicant consents in writing to:\n\n(1) Allow the applicant\u2019s medical use of marijuana; and\n\n(2) Control the acquisition of the marijuana and the frequency of the medical use of marijuana by the applicant; and\n\n(c) The custodial parent or legal guardian completes an application in accordance with the requirements of paragraph I on behalf of the applicant.\n\nVI. The department shall provide each approved qualifying patient and caregiver a statement with the registry identification card explaining federal law on the possession of marijuana and that possession of a state registry identification card does not protect a person from federal criminal penalties.\n\nVII.(a) A qualifying patient shall notify the department of any change in his or her name, address, or designated caregiver within 10 days of such change. If the qualifying patient\u2019s certifying provider notifies the department in writing that either the qualifying patient no longer suffers from a qualifying medical condition or that the provider no longer believes the qualifying patient would receive benefit from the medical use of marijuana, the registry identification card shall become void upon notification by the department to the qualifying patient.\n\n(b) When a qualifying patient or a designated caregiver notifies the department of any change to a name or address, the department shall issue the qualifying patient or designated caregiver a new registry identification card with a new random 10-digit identification number within 15 days of receiving the updated information.\n\n(c) If a qualifying patient notifies the department of a change in his or her designated caregiver and the prospective designated caregiver meets the requirements of this chapter, the department shall issue the designated caregiver a registry identification card with a new random 10-digit identification number within 45 days of receiving the designated caregiver\u2019s application.\n\n(d) A qualifying patient or designated caregiver who fails to notify the department of any changes to his or her name, address, designated caregiver, or cultivation location shall be guilty of a violation and may be subject to a fine not to exceed $150.\n\n(e) If a qualifying patient or designated caregiver loses his or her registry identification card, he or she shall notify the department within 10 days of losing the card. Within 5 days after such notification, the department shall issue a new registry identification card with a new random 10-digit identification number.\n\nVIII. Mere possession of, or application for, a registry identification card shall not constitute probable cause or reasonable suspicion, nor shall it be used to support the search of the individual or property of the individual possessing or applying for the registry identification card. The possession of, or application for, a registry identification card shall not preclude the existence of probable cause if probable cause exists on other grounds.\n\nIX.(a) The department shall create and maintain a confidential registry of each individual who has applied for and received a registry identification card as a qualifying patient or a designated caregiver in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Each entry in the registry shall contain the qualifying patient\u2019s or designated caregiver\u2019s name, mailing address, date of birth, date of registry identification card issuance, date of registry identification card expiration, random 10-digit identification number, street address at which the marijuana plants will be cultivated or possessed, and the effective date of any change of cultivation location. The confidential registry and the information contained in it shall be exempt from disclosure under RSA 91-A.\n\n(b)(1) Except as specifically provided in this chapter, no person shall have access to any information about qualifying patients or designated caregivers in the department\u2019s confidential registry, or any information otherwise maintained by the department about providers, except for authorized employees of the department in the course of their official duties and local and state law enforcement personnel who have detained or arrested an individual who claims to be engaged in the medical use of marijuana.\n\n(2) If a local or state law enforcement officer submits a sworn affidavit to the department affirming that they have probable cause to believe marijuana is possessed or cultivated at a specific address, an authorized employee for the department may disclose whether the location is associated with a qualifying patient, designated caregiver, or a cultivation location.\n\n(3) If a local or state law enforcement officer submits a sworn affidavit to the department affirming that they have probable cause to believe a specific individual possesses or cultivates marijuana, an authorized employee for the department may disclose whether the person is a qualifying patient or a designated caregiver, provided that the law enforcement officer provides the person\u2019s name and address or name and date of birth.\n\n(4) Counsel for the department may notify law enforcement officials about falsified or fraudulent information submitted to the department where counsel has made a legal determination that there is probable cause to believe the information is false or falsified.\n\nX. Within 5 days of learning of the death of a qualifying patient, a surviving family member, caretaker, executor, or the patient\u2019s designated caregiver shall notify the department that the qualifying patient has died. Within 5 days of learning of the death of a qualifying patient, the surviving family member, caretaker, executor, or the patient\u2019s designated caregiver shall either request that the local law enforcement agency remove any remaining marijuana or shall dispose of the marijuana in a manner that is specified by the department by rule.\n\nXI. The department shall submit to the legislature an annual report that shall not disclose any identifying information about qualifying patients, designated caregivers, or providers, but shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:\n\n(a) The number of applications and renewals filed for registry identification cards.\n\n(b) The number of qualifying patients and designated caregivers approved in the state.\n\n(c) The nature of the qualifying medical conditions of the qualifying patients.\n\n(d) The number of registry identification cards revoked.\n\n(e) The number of providers providing written certifications for qualifying patients.\n\n126-W:5 Affirmative Defense.\n\nI. Except as provided in RSA 126-W:3, it is an affirmative defense to any prosecution for an\n\noffense involving marijuana or marijuana paraphernalia intended for medical use that:\n\n(a) The defendant is a qualifying patient in possession of a valid registry identification card and at the time of arrest or prosecution was in possession of a quantity of marijuana that was not more than allowed under this chapter, and the qualifying patient was engaged in the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; or\n\n(b)(1) The defendant is a designated caregiver in possession of a valid registry identification card and at the time of arrest or prosecution was in possession of a quantity of marijuana that was not more than allowed under this chapter; and\n\n(2) The designated caregiver was engaged in the medical use of marijuana on behalf of a qualifying patient in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.\n\n(c) If a defendant proves the elements of the affirmative defense listed in subparagraph (I)(a) or (b), the charges shall be dismissed with prejudice.\n\nII. A person who is arrested for possession, cultivation, or transportation of marijuana, or possession of marijuana paraphernalia, may raise as an affirmative defense that he or she is person with a qualifying medical condition who is not yet in possession of a valid registry identification card if:\n\n(a) Prior to the arrest, the person submitted to the department a valid application to become a qualifying patient, complete with a written certification, but the person had not yet received a registry identification card from the department; and\n\n(1) The person does not possess more than 2 ounces of usable marijuana and any amount of unusable marijuana, if the marijuana is not on the person\u2019s property; or\n\n(2) If the marijuana is on the person\u2019s property, the person does not possess more than 6 ounces of usable marijuana and any amount of unusable marijuana and is not cultivating more than 4 mature marijuana plants and 12 seedlings, which shall be in a locked and enclosed location on the person\u2019s property.\n\n(b) The affirmative defense under this section shall not be available to a person who has violated any of the provisions of RSA 126-W:3, I-IV.\n\n(c) If a defendant proves the elements of the affirmative defense listed in this paragraph, the defendant shall be acquitted of any charge to which the defendant proved the affirmative defense.\n\nIII. A person who is arrested for possession, cultivation, or transportation of marijuana, or possession of marijuana paraphernalia, prior to the date on which the department begins accepting registry identification card applications may raise as an affirmative defense that he or she is a person with a qualifying medical condition who is not yet in possession of a valid registry identification card if:\n\n(a) The person produces a written statement signed by a provider stating that in the provider\u2019s professional opinion, after having completed a full assessment of the person\u2019s medical history and current medical condition made in the course of a provider-patient relationship of at least 3 months duration, unless the person\u2019s qualifying medical condition is of recent or sudden onset in which case the 3-month time requirement shall not apply, the person has a qualifying medical condition and the potential benefits of the medical use of marijuana would likely outweigh the health risks for the person; and\n\n(1) The person does not possess more than 2 ounces of usable marijuana and any amount of unusable marijuana, if the marijuana is not on the person\u2019s property; and\n\n(2) If the marijuana is on the person\u2019s property, the person does not possess more than 6 ounces of usable marijuana and any amount of unusable marijuana, and does not possess or is not cultivating more than 4 mature marijuana plants and 12 seedlings which shall be in a locked and enclosed location.\n\n(b) The affirmative defense under this section shall not be available to a person who has violated any of the provisions of RSA 126-V:3, I-IV.\n\n(c) If a defendant proves the elements of the affirmative defense listed in this paragraph, the defendant shall be acquitted of any charge to which the defendant proved the affirmative defense.\n\n126-W:6 Rulemaking.\n\nI. Not later than 90 days after the effective date of this chapter, the department shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, governing the manner in which it shall consider and process applications for issuance and renewals of registry identification cards for qualifying patients and designated caregivers and for the processing of medicinal use certificates.\n\nII. The department may accept gifts, grants, donations, or other funds from private sources without the approval of the governor and council.\n\n126-W:7 Registry Identification Card Fund. There is hereby established in the office of the state\n\ntreasurer a fund to be known as the registry identification card fund which shall be kept separate and distinct from all other funds. The fund is established to pay for the operational expenses of the program for permitting the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes as established in this chapter. The moneys in this fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the department. Interest on fund balances shall accrue to the fund. All fines and other income received by the department and all monetary gifts, grants, and donations received by the department pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the fund.\n\n2 New Subparagraph; Application of Receipts; Registry Identification Card Fund. Amend RSA 6:12, I(b) by inserting after subparagraph (307) the following new subparagraph:\n\n(308) Moneys deposited in the registry identification card fund established in RSA 126-W:7.\n\n3 New Paragraph; Controlled Drug Act; Acts Prohibited. Amend RSA 318-B:2 by inserting after paragraph I-a the following new paragraph:\n\nI-b. It shall be unlawful for a qualifying patient or designated caregiver as defined under RSA 126-W:1 to sell marijuana to another person who is not a qualifying patient or designated\n\ncaregiver. A conviction for the sale of marijuana to a person who is not a qualifying patient or designated caregiver shall not be construed to preclude or limit a prosecution or conviction of any person for sale of marijuana or any other offense defined in this chapter.\n\n4 New Paragraph; Controlled Drug Act; Penalties. Amend RSA 318-B:26 by inserting after paragraph IX the following new paragraph:\n\nIX-a. A qualifying patient or designated caregiver as defined in RSA 126-W:1 who is\n\nconvicted of selling marijuana to a person who is not a qualifying patient or designated caregiver 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.\n\n5 Repeal. The following are repealed:\n\nI. RSA 126-W:1 through RSA 126-W:7, relative to use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.\n\nII. RSA 6:12, I(b)(308), relative to the registry identification card fund.\n\nIII. RSA 318-B:2, I-b, relative to selling marijuana to a person who is not a qualifying patient or a designated caregiver.\n\nIV. RSA 318-B:26, IX-a, relative to the penalty for selling marijuana to a person who is not a qualifying patient or a designated caregiver.\n\n6 Applicability. The provisions of RSA 126-W:1-4 as inserted by section 1 of this act shall take effect on the earlier of July 1, 2013 or upon certification by the commissioner of the department of health and human services to the secretary of state and the director of the office of legislative services that sufficient funds are available in the registry identification card fund established in RSA 126-W:7 to meet the expenses of the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes program established in RSA 126-W from the effective date of this section until July 1, 2013.\n\n7 Effective Date.\n\nI. RSA 126-W:1-4 as inserted by section 1 of this act shall take effect as provided in section 6\n\nof this act.\n\nII. Section 5 of this act shall take effect July 1, 2015.\n\nIII. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.\n\nLBAO\n\n12-2994\n\nRevised 03/12/12\n\n409-FN - FISCAL NOTE\n\nAN ACT relative to the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.\n\nMETHODOLOGY:\n\nThe Department of Health and Human Services assumes the revenue generated by application fees, fines, and private donations will be sufficient to offset the cost of implementing and administering its responsibilities under the bill, however, the Department is unable to estimate the potential revenue and states the revenue would not be available until FY 2013. The Department states it does not have existing staff to perform the responsibilities, and assumes two additional full-time positions would be necessary. The Department\u2019s responsibilities would include the following:\n\n\u2022 Process applications and issue and renew I.D. cards;\n\n\u2022 Issue photo I.D. cards to qualifying patients and named designated caregivers;\n\n\u2022 Issue replacement I.D. cards when cards are lost or when there is a change in name or address;\n\n\u2022 Require a state and federal criminal record check, through the Department of Safety, for designated caregivers;\n\n\u2022 Create and maintain a database for use as a confidential registry of qualifying patients and designated caregivers;\n\n\u2022 Verify the validity of a registration I.D. card for law enforcement, employer, landlord court, administrative hearing officer, or health care provider;\n\n\u2022 Submit an annual report to the legislature providing comprehensive data on the program;\n\n\u2022 No later then one year after the effective date of the bill, adopt administrative rules governing the manner in which DHHS processes applications and renewals for registry identification cards for qualifying patients and designated caregivers; and\n\n\u2022 Determine and enforce civil infractions for violations of the chapter including revocation of registry identification cards and imposing fines.\n\nThe Department estimates the program costs as follows:\n\nFY 2013\n\nFY 2014\n\nFY 2015\n\nFY 2016\n\nBuild and maintain a database and voice response telephone system for law enforcement to verify I.D. cards.\n\n$85,000\n\n$5,000\n\n$5,000\n\n$5,000\n\nSalary and benefits for full-time Licensing Clerk (LG 11) and Program Specialist (LG 25)\n\n$119,439\n\n$119,439\n\n$119,439\n\n$119,439\n\nTotal Expenditures:\n\n$204,439\n\n$124,439\n\n$124,439\n\n$124,439\n\nThe bill does not establish positions or contain an appropriation.\n\nThe Judicial Branch states this bill would enact RSA 126-V relative to the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. The Branch identified six sections in the bill that may result in additional costs, and two sections of the bill that could result in savings to the Branch.\n\nThe potential costs could arise from the following:\n\n\u2022 Proposed RSA 126-V:2, XI makes it a class B felony for a cardholder to sell marijuana to an individual who is not a Cardholder;\n\n\u2022 Proposed RSA 126-V:4, III provides for administrative hearings in the Department of Health and Human Services if an individual is aggrieved by a Department decision. Such hearings could result in appeals to the Supreme Court which has discretionary review of such appeals;\n\n\u2022 Proposed RSA 126-V:4, VII(c) makes it a violation with a maximum fine of $150 for a qualifying patient or designated caregiver to fail to notify the Department of any change in name or address;\n\n\u2022 Proposed RSA 126-V:4, IX(c) makes it a class B misdemeanor to breach the confidentiality of information obtained pursuant to the chapter;\n\n\u2022 Proposed RSA 126-V:3, IV provides for a $500 fine for a fraudulent representation to a law enforcement official of any fact or circumstance relating to the use of medicinal marijuana to avoid arrest or prosecution; and\n\n\u2022 Proposed RSA 126-V:5 allows medical use of marijuana to be an affirmative defense in any prosecution of an offense involving marijuana. This defense has the potential to extend trials.\n\nPotential savings could result from the following:\n\n\u2022 Proposed RSA 126-V:2, I provides that a qualifying patient is not subject to arrest, prosecution, or penalty for the medical use of marijuana if the patient has no more than six ounces of marijuana; and\n\n\u2022 Proposed RSA 126-V:2, II provides a designated care giver is not subject to arrest, prosecution, or penalty for the medical use of marijuana if the caregiver has no more than six ounces of marijuana.\n\nThe Branch has no information on which to estimate the bill\u2019s impact on the number of felonies, misdemeanors, or violations that would be tried or avoided, and therefore cannot provide an accurate estimate of the fiscal impact on state revenue and expenditures.\n\nThe Judicial Council states this bill may result in a minimal reduction in indigent defense costs. Based on anecdotal data from the public defender there are about 10 cases annually in which marijuana is grown and used for medicinal purposes. The Council assumes some of those individuals could now apply to be registered users and obtain the drug legally, resulting in a decrease in felony cases prosecuted. The Council states if an individual is found to be indigent, the flat fee of $756.25 per felony is charged by a public defender or contract attorney. If an assigned counsel attorney is used the fee is $60 per hour with a cap of $4,100 for a felony charge. The Council also states additional costs could be incurred if an appeal is filed. The public defender, contract attorney, and assigned counsel rates for Supreme Court appeals is $2,000 per case, with many assigned counsel attorneys seeking permission to exceed the fee cap. Requests to exceed the fee cap are seldom granted. Finally, expenditures would increase if services other than counsel are requested and approved by the court during the defense of a case or during an appeal. The Council cannot determine the fiscal impact as it cannot predict the number of cases which may no longer occur.\n\nThe New Hampshire Association of Counties states to the extent fewer individuals are charged, convicted, and sentenced to incarceration in a county correctional facility, the counties may have decreased expenditures. The Association is unable to determine the number of individuals who might be charged, convicted or incarcerated as a result of this bill to determine an exact fiscal impact. The average annual cost to incarcerate an individual in a county correctional facility is approximately $35,000. There is no impact on county revenue.\n\nThe New Hampshire Municipal Association states there may be both positive and negative impacts resulting from the bill, including local law enforcement considerations, however, the fiscal impact on municipalities is indeterminable.\n\nThe Department of Justice states the Attorney General\u2019s Drug Task Force investigates offenses under the Controlled Drug Act, including the possession of marijuana. The Department indicates, to the extent this bill results in fewer investigations concerning marijuana, investigative efforts would be shifted to the illegal possession and sale of other controlled substances. The Department states this bill would have no fiscal impact on the Department of Justice.\n\nThe Department of Corrections states it is not able to determine the fiscal impact of this bill because it does not have sufficient detail to predict the number of individuals who would be subject to this legislation. The Department of Corrections states the average annual cost of incarcerating an individual in the general prison population for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011 was $33,698. The cost to supervise an individual by the Department\u2019s division of field services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010 was $672.\n\nThe Department of Safety states the proposed legislation requires a criminal record check through the FBI criminal records database, and a New Hampshire criminal history check for all designated caregivers. The Department is not able to determine the number of additional criminal background checks that would result from the bill and cannot estimate the fiscal impact. The Department states, if the volume of record requests becomes significant, additional personnel may be needed. 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