HB 89-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2021 SESSION
21-0084
11/04
HOUSE BILL 89-FN
AN ACT adding qualifying medical conditions to the therapeutic use of cannabis law.
SPONSORS: Rep. Vail, Hills. 30; Rep. Chase, Straf. 18; Rep. Laflamme, Coos 3; Rep.
Abramson, Rock. 37
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill adds moderate to severe insomnia to the definition of "qualifying medical condition" for
the purposes of the use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes law.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
 HB 89-FN - AS INTRODUCED
21-0084
11/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
AN ACT adding qualifying medical conditions to the therapeutic use of cannabis law.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 1 Use of Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes; Definitions. Amend RSA 126-X:1, IX(a)(2) to read
2 as follows:
3 (2) A severely debilitating or terminal medical condition or its treatment that has
4 produced at least one of the following: elevated intraocular pressure, cachexia, chemotherapy-
5 induced anorexia, wasting syndrome, agitation of Alzheimer's disease, severe pain that has not
6 responded to previously prescribed medication or surgical measures or for which other treatment
7 options produced serious side effects, constant or severe nausea, moderate to severe vomiting,
8 seizures, [or] severe, persistent muscle spasms, or moderate to severe insomnia; or
9 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 30 days after its passage.
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21-0084
10/28/20
HB 89-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT adding qualifying medical conditions to the therapeutic use of cannabis law.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
Estimated Increase / (Decrease)
STATE: FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024
Appropriation $0 $0 $0 $0
Indeterminable Indeterminable Indeterminable
Revenue $0
Increase Increase Increase
Expenditures $0 $0 $0 $0
[ ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ X ] Other - Registry
Funding Source:
Identification Card and Certificate Fund
METHODOLOGY:
This bill adds moderate to severe insomnia to the definition of "qualifying medical condition" for
the purposes of the use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes law. The Department of Health and
Human Services indicates addition of this qualifying medical condition would result in more
patients eligible for the Therapeutic Cannabis Program. To the extent additional patients apply
to the program, there would be an increase in application fee revenue received by the
Department. Under the statutorily mandated self-funding structure of the Therapeutic
Cannabis Program in RSA 126-X and the fee structure established in administrative rule, this
may result in lower annual registration fees for the Alternative Treatment Centers. There
would be an increase in the number of applications processed by the Department, however it is
not expected that the increase would necessitate additional staff.
It is assumed this bill will be effective July 1, 2021.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Health and Human Services


Statutes affected:
Introduced: 126-X:1
Ought to Pass: 126-X:1
latest version: 126-X:1