NH Group Wants Lynch to Veto Marijuana Bill
June 30, 2009
WCAX-TV (Burlington, VT)
CONCORD, N.H. — A conservative watchdog group wants New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch to veto a bill legalizing medical use of marijuana on financial grounds.
Cornerstone Policy Research said a compromise approved by lawmakers would require an "overly cumbersome and expensive bureaucratic response," The Telegraph reported.
The bill calls for an estimated $250,000 for the Department of Health and Human Services to oversee the dispensing of the drug exclusively to patients who have a debilitating illness.
But Cornerstone Executive Director Kevin Smith said the estimate was based on a previous version of the bill that had allowed patients and caregivers to obtain and grow marijuana on their own. He said the new bill is going to cost much more.
Information from: The Telegraph, http://www.nashuatelegraph.com | 
