The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office is advising the Department of Health and Human Services to start issuing medical marijuana ID cards to eligible patients. In theory, patients could soon access medical marijuana, even though they can’t yet buy it legally in the state.
The decision stems from the case of Linda Horan, an Alstead woman with late-stage terminal lung cancer. Three weeks ago, a judge ordered the state to issue a medical marijuana ID card to Horan. The A.G.’s Office had wanted to hold off on issuing the cards until four dispensaries were open across the state, but those dispensaries are more than a year behind schedule.
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