Firearm rights for cannabis patients

Analysis

This bill provides that a qualifying patient's therapeutic use of cannabis shall not affect the individual's right to purchase, possess, and transfer firearms in accordance with New Hampshire law.

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.Auto-selectedComputed by this site

Sponsors

• Sen. Daniel InnisRChair, Majority Policy Conference
• Sen. Howard PearlRChair· Executive Departments and Administration
• Sen. Victoria SullivanRVice Chair· Education
• Sen. Daryl AbbasR▸Vice Chair· Judiciary

Public testimony

No one submitted online testimony on this bill. See the record

• Mar 26, 2026SenateCommittee reportCommittee report: Referred to Interim Study4–0
  Overall

  100% yea
• Mar 26, 2026SenateVoice voteRefer to Interim Studyadopted

Hearings and debates

• Jan 27, 2026Public hearingSenate JudiciaryWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamHearing
• Mar 26, 2026Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Referred to Interim Study; Refer to Interim Study — adopted, voice vote

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

Legislative history

1. Jan 7, 2026SenIntroduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 1
2. Jan 27, 2026SenHearing: 01/27/2026, Room 100, SH, 01:20 pm; SC 3
3. Mar 26, 2026SenCommittee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 03/26/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 11
4. Mar 26, 2026SenRefer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 03/26/2026; SJ 7

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 noteAI-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 noteAI-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 noteAI-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 noteAI-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 noteAI-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 noteAI-generated

Documents (PDF)

• Introducedversion
• Senate Hearing Report · 2026-01-28report
• Senate Committee Report · 2026-03-18report

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.