Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that reduces certain restrictions on cannabis

Highlights:

• Establishes possession limit as (Page 2):

• Three-quarters of an ounce of cannabis, excluding hashish, cannabis-infused products, and growing cannabis plants;

• 5 grams of hashish;

• Cannabis-infused products containing no more than 300 milligrams of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC);

• 6 cannabis plants, with 3 or fewer being mature, flowering plants; and 

• Any additional cannabis, hashish, or cannabis-infused products produced from the person’s cannabis plants, provided that any amount of cannabis in excess of three-quarters of an ounce of cannabis, 5 grams of hashish, and cannabis-infused products containing no more than 300 milligrams of THC shall be possessed in the same location where the plants were cultivated.

• Specifies that if undertaken by a person 21 years of age or older, the following acts shall not be illegal under New Hampshire law (Page 2):

• Possessing, consuming, growing, processing, or transporting an amount of cannabis that does not exceed the possession limit;

• Transferring the no more than the possession limit to a person who is 21 years of age or older without remuneration; and

• Manufacturing, possessing, or purchasing cannabis accessories, or distributing or selling cannabis accessories to a person who is 21 years of age or older.

• Specifies that no person who is 21 years of age or older shall cultivate cannabis plants except as provided (Page 3):

• Cannabis plants shall not be located in a location where the plants are subject to public view;

• A person who cultivates cannabis shall take reasonable precautions to ensure the plants are secure from unauthorized access;

• Cannabis cultivation shall only occur at the cultivators primary residence; and

• A person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation and may be fined not more than $750.

• Prohibits anyone from consuming cannabis in a public space (Page 3).

Full Bill Text

Full Bill Text