New Hampshire Adds Generalized Anxiety to Medical Cannabis Program; Gov. Vetoes Dispensary Greenhouses

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) this month gave final approval to a measure to add generalized anxiety to the state’s list of qualifying conditions for medical cannabis, the New Hampshire Bulletin reports. Sununu also vetoed a bill that would have allowed the state’s medical cannabis dispensaries to build greenhouses on their cultivation sites if approved by the state Department of Health and Human Services. 

In his veto message, Sununu said that he rejected the legislation because it “provides scant detail regarding safety, security and location requirements” which he said “are necessary to ensure appropriate controls on a regulated substance.”    

The governor’s actions come about a month after House lawmakers tabled an adult-use legalization bill, even though the bill had been approved by the state Senate and included provisions – such as state-run adult-use cannabis dispensaries – meant to gain support for the reforms from Sununu. 

The law adding generalized anxiety disorder to the state’s medical cannabis qualifying conditions list takes effect Sept. 10. The last condition added to the state’s medical cannabis program was severe pain. Patients were permitted to begin enrolling in the program in October 2023 for that condition.   

As of 2022, the last time the state published patient enrollment data, there were about 13,000 registered patients in New Hampshire’s medical cannabis program.