New HampshireTreatment centers may seek approval to grow cannabis in greenhouses
New Hampshire law lets alternative treatment centers ask to grow cannabis in a greenhouse, if the department approves their plan and they follow local rules.
What it does
Alternative treatment centers may ask to grow cannabis in a greenhouse at their current cultivation site or another site. They must submit a plan to cut energy costs and lower prices for registered patients.
Centers that operate a greenhouse must report its effects on energy costs and product prices each year. State and local officials must also seek input from patients, caregivers, and residents near the proposed site.
Argument forIf approved, greenhouse growing may cut centers’ energy costs and help them offer lower prices to registered patients.
Argument againstCenters may face added steps before operating a greenhouse because they must follow local zoning rules and officials must seek community input.
More detail
An alternative treatment center may ask the department to authorize a greenhouse cultivation site. The greenhouse may be at the center’s existing cultivation location or at a different location. The center must submit a detailed proposal explaining how the greenhouse would reduce energy costs and provide lower prices for registered patients. The department must adopt rules for applications and greenhouse operations, including location and security.
A center operating a greenhouse must report its effects on energy costs and product prices. The center reports to the department, which must include the information in its own annual report. Greenhouses must follow applicable state rules and laws, including local zoning laws. The department and the local town or city government must seek input from patients, caregivers, and residents where the greenhouse would be located. Centers include this information in their annual report, and the department includes it in its annual report.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Aug 20Law Without Signature 08/19/2026; Chapter 344; Effective 08/19/2026; Art 44, Pt II, NH ConstitutionLatest
- Aug 19Veto Overridden 08/19/2026: RC 257-44 by Required Two-Thirds Vote HJ 16 P. 58
- Vote recorded Veto Override. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 19Notwithstanding the Governor's Veto, Shall SB 468 Become Law: RC 16Y-8N, Veto Overridden by necessary two-thirds vote; 08/19/2026; SJ 15
- Jun 19Vetoed by Governor Kelly Ayotte 06/12/2026Major
- May 28Enrolled (in recess of) 05/21/2026 HJ 14 P. 34To Governor
- May 28Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/21/2026); SJ 14Minor
- May 7Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/07/2026 HJ 12 P. 11Passed House
- Apr 22Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/15/2026 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 18 P. 8Minor
- Apr 7Executive Session: 04/15/2026 10:00 am GP 158
- Apr 1Public Hearing: 04/08/2026 09:30 am GP 158
- Mar 27Introduced (in recess of) 03/26/2026 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 9 P. 54Minor
- Mar 26Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/26/2026; SJ 7Passed Senate
- Mar 26Sen. Pearl Moved Ought to Pass; 03/26/2026; SJ 7
- Mar 26Refer to Interim Study, DIV. 6Y-18N, MF; 03/26/2026; SJ 7Minor
- Mar 18Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 03/26/2026, Vote 3-1; SC 11
- Jan 13Hearing: 01/22/2026, Room 100, SH, 01:10 pm; SC 2
- 2025
- Nov 21Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 2Introduced
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