New Hampshire cannabis history
Reviewed
RSA 126-X:1 took effect July 23, 2013. On March 5, 2026, the Senate laid on the table a bill titled as the legalization and regulation of cannabis.
This is a short history, not legal advice. The rules that apply today are on the New Hampshire cannabis laws page. A date is included only when the linked page states it.
At a glance
July 23, 2013The source line is 2013, 242:1, effective July 23, 2013.
Current programThe health department says that law establishes exemptions from criminal penalties for the therapeutic use of cannabis.
March 5, 2026The bill status records a Senate vote to lay House Bill 186 on the table, 15 to 9.
Therapeutic cannabis
- The department says the program was established in 2013 under RSA 126-X.
- House Bill 186’s title is relative to the legalization and regulation of cannabis. Laying it on the table is not a statement that adult use is legal.
Sources
- 2013, 242:1, effective July 23, 2013
- relative to the legalization and regulation of cannabis
- establishes exemptions from criminal penalties for the therapeutic use of cannabis
Citations were checked against the linked pages on October 24, 2026. Claims without a statute, election result, regulator page, court opinion, or news report were left out.