New Hampshire
Status: In New Hampshire, all individuals with a legal prescription may possess and use medical marijuana. State licensed businesses may grow, process, transport, and dispense medical marijuana. A bill is pending in the State Legislature to legalize recreational marijuana.
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You can read the full text of the New Hampshire law at: www.gencourt.state.nh.us
New Hampshire Proposed Retail Store Guidelines
House Bill 481 outlines that a Retail Store is an entity registered to purchase cannabis from cannabis cultivation facilities, to purchase cannabis and cannabis products from cannabis product manufacturing facilities, and to sell, transfer, and deliver cannabis and cannabis products to consumers.
An application fee is to be established by the commission in addition to a $500 fee for the municipality to review the application, except that the fee shall be $75 in the case of the smallest tier of cultivation facilities.
- Non-refundable portion of application fees shall not exceed $1,000, adjusted annually for inflation with this upper limit adjusted annually for inflation;
- The application, registration, and annual renewal fees for the smallest tier of cultivation facilities may not exceed $250; and
- All other registration and annual renewal fees shall not exceed $10,000, unless the commission determines a greater fee is necessary
REQUIRED NEW HAMPSHIRE MARIJUANA BUSINESS PLANS FOR RETAIL STORE APPLICATION:
- Business & Operations Plan Template
- Environmental Plan Template
- Financial Plan Template
- Fire Safety Plan Template
- Inventory Control Plan Template
- Patient Education Plan Template
- Patient Recordkeeping Plan Template
- Product Safety Plan Template
- Security Plan Template
- Staffing Plan Template
- Suitability of Proposed Plan Template
- Transportation Plan Template
RECOMMENDED NEW HAMPSHIRE MARIJUANA BUSINESS PLANS FOR COMPASSION CENTER APPLICATION:
New Hampshire Proposed Cultivation Facility Guidelines
House Bill 481 outlines that a Cultivation Facility is an entity registered to cultivate, prepare, and package cannabis, and sell cannabis to retail cannabis stores, to cannabis product manufacturing facilities, and to other cannabis cultivation facilities, but not to consumers.
The Department will establish 3 tiers of cultivation licensees based on the size of the facility or the number of plants in the facility
An application fee is to be established by the commission in addition to a $500 fee for the municipality to review the application, except that the fee shall be $75 in the case of the smallest tier of cultivation facilities.
- Non-refundable portion of application fees shall not exceed $1,000, adjusted annually for inflation with this upper limit adjusted annually for inflation;
- The application, registration, and annual renewal fees for the smallest tier of cultivation facilities may not exceed $250; and
- All other registration and annual renewal fees shall not exceed $10,000, unless the commission determines a greater fee is necessary
REQUIRED NEW HAMPSHIRE MARIJUANA BUSINESS PLANS FOR CULTIVATION FACILITY APPLICATION:
- Business & Operations Plan Template
- Cultivation Plan Template
- Environmental Plan Template
- Financial Plan Template
- Fire Safety Plan Template
- Inventory Control Plan Template
- Product Safety Plan Template
- Security Plan Template
- Staffing Plan Template
- Suitability of Proposed Plan Template
- Transportation Plan Template
RECOMMENDED NEW HAMPSHIRE MARIJUANA BUSINESS PLANS FOR COMPASSION CENTER APPLICATION:
New Hampshire Proposed Product Manufacturing Facility Guidelines
House Bill 481 outlines that a Product Manufacturing Facility is an entity registered to purchase cannabis, to manufacture, prepare, and package cannabis products, and sell cannabis and cannabis products to other cannabis product manufacturing facilities and to retail cannabis stores, but not to consumers.
An application fee is to be established by the commission in addition to a $500 fee for the municipality to review the application, except that the fee shall be $75 in the case of the smallest tier of cultivation facilities.
- Non-refundable portion of application fees shall not exceed $1,000, adjusted annually for inflation with this upper limit adjusted annually for inflation;
- The application, registration, and annual renewal fees for the smallest tier of cultivation facilities may not exceed $250; and
- All other registration and annual renewal fees shall not exceed $10,000, unless the commission determines a greater fee is necessary
REQUIRED NEW HAMPSHIRE MARIJUANA BUSINESS PLANS FOR PRODUCT MANUFACTURING FACILITY APPLICATION:
- Business & Operations Plan Template
- Manufacturing/Processing Plan Template
- Environmental Plan Template
- Financial Plan Template
- Fire Safety Plan Template
- Inventory Control Plan Template
- Product Safety Plan Template
- Security Plan Template
- Staffing Plan Template
- Suitability of Proposed Plan Template
- Transportation Plan Template
RECOMMENDED NEW HAMPSHIRE MARIJUANA BUSINESS PLANS FOR COMPASSION CENTER APPLICATION:
New Hampshire Alternative Treatment Center Guidelines
An Alternative Treatment Center (ATC) is a not-for-profit entity registered under RSA 126-X:7 that acquires, possesses, cultivates, manufactures, delivers, transfers, transports, sells, supplies, and dispenses cannabis, and related supplies and educational materials, to qualifying patients and alternative treatment centers.
- The request for application (RFA) submission fee shall be $3000;
- The RFA selection fee, which will be credited to the new ATC as part of the allocation, shall be $20,000;
There are four Alternative Treatment Centers (ATCs) operating in New Hampshire. The ATCs are located in Dover, Merrimack, Lebanon, and Plymouth. A Qualifying Patient may select any of the ATCs but may select only one at any given time. A Qualifying Patient will be allowed to purchase cannabis only from the ATC he or she has selected. A Qualifying Patient may change his or her ATC selection at any time by completing a “Change of Information/Lost Card” form and submitting it to the Program. The Program will inform you when your selected ATC has been changed.
REQUIRED NEW HAMPSHIRE MARIJUANA BUSINESS PLANS FOR ATC APPLICATION:
- Business & Operations Plan Template
- Cultivation Plan Template
- Manufacturing/Processing Plan Template
- Environmental Plan Template
- Financial Plan Template
- Fire Safety Plan Template
- Inventory Control Plan Template
- Patient Education Plan Template
- Patient Recordkeeping Plan Template
- Product Safety Plan Template
- Security Plan Template
- Staffing Plan Template
- Suitability of Proposed Plan Template
- Transportation Plan Template
RECOMMENDED NEW HAMPSHIRE MARIJUANA BUSINESS PLANS FOR COMPASSION CENTER APPLICATION:
The History of New Hampshire Marijuana
Medical Marijuana:
HB 573 passed in 2013 which allows patients with qualifying medical conditions to register with the state Department of Health and Human Services to possess up to 2 ounces of marijuana at a time, known as the Therapeutic Cannabis Program. The Department was also tasked to select 4 non-profit alternative treatment centers (ATCs) to grow and sell marijuana to patients. As of May 29, 2015, the department announced the 3 selected applicants to operate the state’s first 3 ATC’s which are geographically spread out throughout the state.