NH Compassion

Irvin Rosenfeld, author of the book My Medicine, visited Concord May 8 for a press conference and meetings with elected officials. Irvin is one of four patients who still receives a legal supply of medical marijuana from the US government, and he's even allowed to use it at places like the New Hampshire State House!  WMUR has the story.

Concord Monitor: "The problem with it overall is it's a bad bill, and the only way to make it better is to take marijuana out of it," said Enfield police Chief Richard Crate, a vice president of the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police.

Union-Leader story

WMUR video

 As reported in the Union-Leader, all five senators on the Health and Human Services Committee voted in favor of the medical marijuana bill! A vote is expected next week by the full Senate.

Our allies at the Marijuana Policy Project purchased radio ads to support SB 409, and they are now running on stations across the state. The ads feature Ted Wright from Tuftonboro, a compelling advocate whose wife, Cindy, has been battling breast cancer for over 18 years. If you haven't called your state senator yet, now is the time to do so! Check out the ads here.

Thursday's hearing on the medical marijuana bill (SB 409) went extremely well. One major highlight was seeing Enfield Police Chief Richard Crate being on the receiving end of some serious pushback from the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. I recommend this 16-minute video.

Oh the times, they are a changing?

If you'd like to check out the hearing, full video is here. For a quick, easy way to contact your senator, click here and share this link with your friends. If you have more time and wish to contact the 5 members of this committee, you can find them here. Read more »

The 2012 medical marijuana bill, SB 409, has finally been introduced and scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. The hearing will take place Thursday, March 8 at 2pm in Room 100 of the State House in Concord. If you are interested in speaking at this hearing, please contact Kirk McNeil at Kirk@NHCompassion.org. Read more »

 This very comprehensive article by Richard Ager kicks off 2012 with a comprehensive discussion of marijuana and marijuana policy in New Hampshire.

Kirk McNeil appeared on NHPTV's "NH Outlook" with Rep. Evalyn Merrick, Enfield Police Chief Richard Crate, and Assistant Attorney General Karin Eckel.  Watch it here!