HB 205 · 2025 · House · Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee
Veteran cannabis fee exemption
AI-generatedrelative to exempting veterans from certification fees for therapeutic cannabis.
Exempts veterans from application and renewal fees for participation in the therapeutic cannabis registry.AI-generated
Status
Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 13, 2025- ✓Introduced
- ✕House
- Senate
- Governor
- Law
Analysis
This bill exempts veterans from application and renewal fees for participation in the therapeutic cannabis registry.
From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.
In the bill's words
Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site
“A renewal application and fee shall not be required if the applicant receives an extension to the written certification previously issued for fewer than 3 years.”
“A veteran of the United States armed forces shall be exempt from the application or renewal fee upon verification of the individual's status as a veteran in accordance with RSA 21:50, I(b).”
Official record
gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source
Sponsors
- Rep. Tom MannionRAssistant Majority Whip
- Rep. Alissandra MurrayDClerk· Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Sen. Suzanne PrentissDAssistant Democratic Leader
Also: Rep. Wendy ThomasD, Rep. Matt Sabourin dit ChoinièreR
Public testimony
16 signed in online · 7 wrote testimony
75% support25% oppose0% neutral
In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted
“Veterans should have access to these products through the VA but that is not possible for them today. Waiving the fee will allow them to recoup some up front costs they confront in going through the channels they use to get a referral today.…”
“I am not a veteran, but I feel strongly that those who have served our nation deserve to have this fee waived.”
“Thus would be a start in the path of helping veterans getting the care that they need.”
“Just what we need ... making veterans lives more difficult by doping them up.”
“I oppose this bill. In my professional life, as the Director of the Raymond Coalition For Youth, I see how many children are impacted by the rising use of marijuana in our state, be it their own use or mainly that of their parents or caregivers.…”
Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.
Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026
Votes
yeanay- Jan 29, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate17–1Overall94% yea
- Feb 13, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted
Hearings and debates
- Jan 22, 2025Public hearingHouse Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs2:22:10–2:23:181m 8slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing; Executive Session
- Feb 13, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote
Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.
Legislative history
- Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 2 P. 10
- Jan 22, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/22/2025 11:15 am LOB 201
- Jan 22, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 01/22/2025 11:15 am LOB 201
- Jan 29, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/29/2025 (Vote 17-1; CC) HC 11 P. 6
- Feb 13, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/13/2025 HJ 5 P. 10
Coverage
No reporting linked yet.
Background reading
Evergreen reading on the policy area — spanning perspectives — not coverage of this specific bill.
- State Medical Cannabis LawsExplainer
National Conference of State Legislatures — Nonpartisan legislative reference on how states structure and regulate medical cannabis programs.AI-generated
- MarijuanaNH context
Citizens Count — Nonpartisan New Hampshire issue brief summarizing the state's marijuana laws, including the therapeutic cannabis program and pending bills.AI-generated
Concord Monitor — Op-ed arguing that permitting greenhouse cultivation would lower costs and improve patient access in the state's program.AI-generated
New Hampshire Public Radio — News coverage of the veto of SB 468, the bill to allow greenhouse cultivation at alternative treatment centers.AI-generated
The Boston Globe — Reports the governor's veto and her stated opposition to expanding marijuana cultivation in the state.AI-generated
New Hampshire Public Radio — Reports on patient enrollment growth in New Hampshire's therapeutic cannabis program.AI-generated
Documents (PDF)
Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.