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N.H. Medical Marijuana Bill Passes House
March 30, 2009

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The New Hampshire House of Representatives has approved a bill that would legalize medical use of marijuana, the Nashua Telegraph reported March 26.

The bill, which passed on a 234-137 vote, will now be sent to the state Senate for review. It allows caregivers or eligible patients to possess six marijuana plants and up to two ounces of useable marijuana for treating a "debilitating medical condition" with physician supervision. 

This is the fifth attempt by New Hampshire proponents to get medical-marijuana legislation approved; past measure all died in the House. Opponents said they were concerned that passing such a law would contribute to efforts towards wholesale marijuana legalization, and that the bill does not provide instructions about how patients will procure the drug.

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Posted by jrzshor on 31 Mar 09 03:10 PM EDT
does a papercut (which is rather painful) fall under the medical mj use?

Posted by maxwood on 31 Mar 09 05:20 PM EDT
1. If you use a long-stemmed one-hitter (smoking reduction utensil) with 25-mg. servings of pre-sifted herb, you get 1600 or more single tokes out of two ounces of herb, or about 30 a week. 2. Forget paper-- in the form of cigarettes, paper kills!

Posted by mydnytmover on 31 Mar 09 08:36 PM EDT
Posted by jrzshor on 31 Mar 09 03:10 PM EDT does a papercut (which is rather painful) fall under the medical mj use?"" why do u make fun of people with cancer?

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