New Hampshire's Therapeutic Cannabis Program was established in 2013 under RSA 126-X.
This is a plain-language summary, not legal advice. Laws and local rules change. Read the official sources at the bottom of this page.
Cannabis-friendly lawyers in New Hampshire
Listed October 2026
These firms and attorneys are listed in the NORML lawyer directory for New Hampshire. Cities and phone numbers below are taken from those listings.
Criminal defense and individual help
Mark L Sisti NORML directory
Chichester
Listed in the NORML lawyer directory for New Hampshire as a criminal defense and marijuana lawyer in Chichester.
Source: NORML listing
Criminal defense
These lawyers defend cannabis and marijuana charges in New Hampshire.
Kalie Lydon
Nashua
Kalie Lydon, with offices in Nashua and Portsmouth, defends New Hampshire drug charges and explains when marijuana possession is still a crime.
Shaheen & Gordon, P.A.
Concord
Shaheen & Gordon, which lists a Concord office, says its lawyers regularly defend New Hampshire marijuana possession charges.
Douglas, Leonard & Garvey, P.C.
Concord
Douglas, Leonard & Garvey, at 14 South Street in Concord, defends New Hampshire drug cases and notes that marijuana possession can still be a misdemeanor or felony.
Starting a cannabis business
These lawyers help with licensing, forming a company, and compliance for a cannabis business in New Hampshire.
Sheehan Phinney
Manchester
Sheehan Phinney’s Manchester office assists cannabis clients with business formation and state and local licensing.
Bernstein Shur
Manchester
Bernstein Shur’s Manchester office advises cannabis clients on licensing, permitting, and business formation.
Not a referral. This list is not an endorsement, and there is no paid placement. We have not verified bar standing or discipline history. Before you hire anyone, confirm them in the New Hampshire Bar Association, and you can also use the Lawyer Referral Service.
Store map
- Medical dispensaries are on the map. A medical card is required. No adult-use stores in New Hampshire yet.
Therapeutic cannabis
- The Department of Health and Human Services says the program was established in 2013 under RSA 126-X.
- It says that law establishes exemptions from criminal penalties for the therapeutic use of cannabis in New Hampshire.
- The program keeps a confidential registry of qualifying patients, caregivers, and certifying providers, and it issues registry identification cards.
- A card lets the cardholder purchase therapeutic cannabis from a licensed alternative treatment center.
- The department says those centers are independently operated not-for-profit entities that cultivate, produce, and dispense therapeutic cannabis to qualifying patients.