By "Radical" Russ Belville on April 29, 2009
(WMUR) CONCORD, N.H. — The New Hampshire Senate has voted to allow those with crippling ailments to use small amounts of marijuana.
The 14-10 vote on Wednesday sent the bill back to the House to review relatively mild changes.
Medical marijuana advocates argued the legislation would show compassion to the severely ill. Opponents sided with law enforcement who said the proposal would invite abuse and be difficult to regulate.
The bill would allow severely ill patients or their caregivers to grow and possess six marijuana plants and 2 ounces of the drug. It requires doctors to certify a patient has a debilitating medical condition and would benefit from using marijuana.
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I haven’t seen it – but check: is it one of those deals where it only counts if your conviction is after the law passes? That’s what it is in Oregon, because we argued that some people might have felony marijuana grow convictions because they were using medically before the OMMA existed, so why keep them from obeying the law now?
You might talk to your NH reps and see if you can get that in as an amendment, though it may be too late in the game for that.
one of the changes.
a person with a drug conviction cannot be a caregiver. so i’m out