New Hampshire House will vote on medical marijuana bill within days.
Despite hearing compelling testimony from patients and medical professionals regarding marijuana's medical benefits last week, the Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee voted against the medical marijuana bill 12-7 on Tuesday, March 20. Luckily, though, the bill is not dead, and there is still hope to protect seriously ill New Hampshire patients this year. The bill will have a minority report and receive a vote on the House floor. The full House will vote on HB 774 next week, perhaps as early as Tuesday.
Because there are 400 representatives in the New Hampshire House, members often look to the party leadership to decide how to vote. This means that it's imperative that the leadership hear from you. Please call the leadership offices and tell them you support the compassionate medical marijuana bill. The phone numbers for these leaders are:
Speaker of the House and Majority Leader (603) 271-3661 |