Bill Text: NH SB180 | 2023 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Relative to product labeling and information guide requirements for cannabis products and the prohibition of the sale of hemp products containing certain levels of THC.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-09-06 - ==RESCHEDULED== Subcommittee Work Session: 09/20/2023 10:00 am Legislative Office Building 302-304 House Calendar 36 [SB180 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2023-SB180-Amended.html

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SB 180-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

 

02/22/2023   0589s

2023 SESSION

23-0766

09/10

 

SENATE BILL 180-FN

 

AN ACT relative to product labeling and information guide requirements for cannabis products and the prohibition of the sale of hemp products containing certain levels of THC.

 

SPONSORS: Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23

 

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill empowers the therapeutic cannabis oversight board to regulate and review the labels and educational materials of cannabis materials.  This bill also prohibits the sale of hemp products containing certain amounts of THC.

 

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

02/22/2023   0589s 23-0766

09/10

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three

 

AN ACT relative to product labeling and information guide requirements for cannabis products and the prohibition of the sale of hemp products containing certain levels of THC.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  New Subparagraph; Use of Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes.  Amend RSA 126-X:12, IV by inserting after subparagraph (h) the following new subparagraph:

(h) Developing, reviewing, and updating cannabis product labels and educational material about the risks of cannabis use to be provided to qualifying patients by alternative treatment centers and certifying medical providers.

2  New Section; Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry; Hemp; Hemp-Derived Products Containing THC Prohibited.  Amend RSA 439-A by inserting after section 439-A:3 the following new section:

439-A:4 Hemp-Derived Products Containing THC Prohibited. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize the sale of products that are derived from hemp which contain natural or synthetic tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) greater than 0.03% on a dry weight basis, which appear in any formulation, including delta-8 THC, delta-9 THC, or any other THC isomer variant.

3  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

 

LBA

23-0766

1/11/23

 

SB 180-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

 

AN ACT relative to product labeling and information guide requirements for cannabis products.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

Due to time constraints, the Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to provide a fiscal note for this bill, as introduced, at this time.  When completed, the fiscal note will be forwarded to the Senate Clerk's Office.

 

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Department of Health and Human Services