SB 400 · 2026 · Senate · Executive Departments and Administration Committee

Therapeutic cannabis board reporting requirements

relative to duties and reporting requirements of the therapeutic cannabis medical oversight board.

Requires the therapeutic cannabis medical oversight board's annual report to document its review of currently approved and additional qualifying medical conditions, including findings, recommendations, and cited evidence.AI-generated

Status

Died — the House and Senate did not agree · May 6, 2026

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Analysis

This bill requires the annual report by the therapeutic cannabis medical oversight board to include documentation of the board's review of currently approved and additional qualifying medical conditions, including the board's findings and recommendations, and citations to the medical and scientific evidence reviewed by the board.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as amended by the House. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“On or before January 1 of each year, the board shall make a report to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the oversight committee on health and human services established under RSA 126-A:13, the board of medicine, and the board of nursing.”

Section 1

“The report shall include documentation of the board's reviews of currently approved and additional qualifying medical conditions, including the board's findings and recommendations, and citations to the medical and scientific evidence reviewed by the board.”

Section 1

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Public testimony

5 signed in online · 1 wrote testimony

80% support20% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Because medical treatments change in response to new scientific discovery, a thorough annual review of the qualifying medical conditions for therapeutic cannabis by the TCMOB is imperative for the safety and wellbeing of the citizens of New Hampshire.…”

— Joseph Ebner, Plymouthsupports

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay

Starting text: Bill as introduced

Jan 29, 2026SenateCommittee report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0221s4–0
Overall
100% yea
Jan 29, 2026SenateVoice voteCommittee amendment 2026-0221sadopted
Jan 29, 2026SenateVoice voteSen. Gannon Floor Amendment # 2026-0258sadopted
Jan 29, 2026SenateVoice voteOught to Pass with Amendments #2026-0221s and #2026-0258sadopted
Resulting text: Bill as amended by the Senate
Apr 8, 2026HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1309h13–1
Overall
93% yea
Apr 23, 2026HouseVoice voteAmendment 2026-1309hadopted
Apr 23, 2026HouseVoice voteOught to Pass with Amendment 2026-1309hadopted
Resulting text: Bill as amended by the House
Apr 23, 2026SenateVoice voteSen. Pearl Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of Cadopted
May 21, 2026HouseVoice voteHouse Refuses to Accede to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Layon)adopted

Hearings and debates

Jan 21, 2026Public hearingSenate Executive Departments and Administration1:17:26–1:25:468m 20slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
Jan 29, 2026Floor debateSenate floor3:40:47–3:44:474mlocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0221s; Ought to Pass with Amendments #2026-0221s and #2026-0258s — adopted, voice vote; Committee Amendment # 2026-0221s — adopted, voice vote
Mar 25, 2026Public hearingHouse Executive Departments and Administration45:42–55:189m 36slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
Apr 23, 2026Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamSen. Pearl Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C — adopted, voice vote; President Appoints: Senators Pearl, Gannon, Reardon; (In Recess
Apr 23, 2026Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamOught to Pass with Amendment 2026-1309h — adopted, voice vote; Amendment # 2026-1309h — adopted, voice vote
May 21, 2026Floor debateHouse floor1:33:32–1:34:401m 8slocated in the stream transcriptHouse Refuses to Accede to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Layon) — adopted, voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

Jan 7, 2026SenIntroduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1
Jan 21, 2026SenHearing: 01/21/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:50 am; SC 2
Jan 29, 2026Sen: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0221s, 01/29/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 3
Jan 29, 2026SenSB 400 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
Jan 29, 2026SenCommittee Amendment # 2026-0221s, AA, VV; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
Jan 29, 2026SenSen. Gannon Floor Amendment # 2026-0258s, AA, VV; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
Jan 29, 2026SenOught to Pass with Amendments #2026-0221s and #2026-0258s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
Feb 19, 2026HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 5 P. 124
Mar 19, 2026House==CANCELLED== Public Hearing: 03/19/2026 01:30 pm GP 231
Mar 25, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 03/25/2026 10:20 am GP 231
Apr 8, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 04/08/2026 10:20 am GP 231
Apr 8, 2026HouseCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1309h 04/08/2026 (Vote 13-1; CC)
Apr 23, 2026HouseAmendment # 2026-1309h: AA VV 04/23/2026 HJ 11 P. 8
Apr 23, 2026HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2026-1309h: MA VV 04/23/2026 HJ 11 P. 8
Apr 23, 2026SenSen. Pearl Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; (In Recess 04/23/2026); SJ 11
Apr 23, 2026SenPresident Appoints: Senators Pearl, Gannon, Reardon; (In Recess 04/23/2026); SJ 11
May 21, 2026HouseHouse Refuses to Accede to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Layon): MA VV 05/21/2026 HJ 14 P. 11

Coverage

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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
Opinion: A common-sense fix for New Hampshire's Therapeutic Cannabis ProgramSupporters
Concord Monitor — Op-ed arguing that permitting greenhouse cultivation would lower costs and improve patient access in the state's program.AI-generated
Ayotte vetoes bill to expand cultivation of medical marijuanaNH context
New Hampshire Public Radio — News coverage of the veto of SB 468, the bill to allow greenhouse cultivation at alternative treatment centers.AI-generated
Governor Ayotte vetoes bipartisan bill to expand cultivation of medicinal marijuanaSkeptics
The Boston Globe — Reports the governor's veto and her stated opposition to expanding marijuana cultivation in the state.AI-generated
NH medical marijuana program added 2,100 new patients last yearNH context
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.