NH Marijuana Qualification

Updated on May 26, 2020.  Medical content reviewed by Dr. Joseph Rosado, MD, M.B.A, Chief Medical Officer

What Ailments Qualify For Medical Cannabis in New Hampshire?

The New Hampshire House voted in 2020 to add insomnia and opioid use disorder to the list of qualifying conditions, though the latter would carry significant restrictions. An earlier version of one of the bills also sought to add anxiety and Lyme disease to the list, but those provisions were removed.

Patients in New Hampshire diagnosed with one of the following severe, debilitating, or life-threatening medical conditions, are afforded legal protection under the New Hampshire Medical Marijuana law, as per House Bill 573:

1. Patient must be over eighteen (18) years of age. If a qualified patient is under eighteen (18) years of age, the application must be completed by a custodial parent or legal guardian, the custodial parent or legal guardian must be approved as the Designated Caregiver.
2. Patient must be a resident of New Hampshire.
3. Patient must have a “provider-patient relationship” (bonafide patient relationship) of at least three (3) months (unless the 3-month requirement does not apply).
   • The relationship with the provider may be less than 3 months as long as the provider certified that the diagnosis of the qualifying condition occurred within the previous three (3) months and the certifying provider is primarily responsible for the care related to the qualifying medical condition.
4. Patient must be evaluated by a certified physician. Find a Certified Physician In New Hampshire!
   • Any physician or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) licensed in New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts or Vermont.
5. Patient must be certified with a Qualifying Condition.
6. Patient must then submit their Application for the Therapeutic Use of Cannabis.
   • Application Fees are $50.00 and non-refundable. Check Or Money Orders should be made payable to “Treasurer, State of New Hampshire”.
   • If an applicant is under eighteen (18) years of age, the application must include two (2) written certifications, completed by two (2) separate health care providers, one being a pediatrician.
7. The application process takes up to twenty (20) calendar days from the date the completed application is received. Applicants will be notified within fifteen (15) calendar days.
8. If approved, a Registry Identification Card will be issued within five (5) days.