---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes."
description: "relative to use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 160"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 160 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-12-28"
last_action: "2017-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96929e8b-dccb-4577-89e9-e0074100efc1"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0117&sy=2017&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2017"
source_hash: "f9d22c7faa1c3058c60e331ce41354d0d105369a82c3a679902350e5ce52dcb2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
---

# New Hampshire HB 160 (2017) — relative to use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment #2017-1631s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2017&id=2017-1631s&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- OTPA — **302–46** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-12-28** Introduced 01/04/2017 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 2 P. 18 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-12** Public Hearing: 01/25/2017 10:15 AM Representatives Hall
- **2017-02-15** Executive Session: 02/22/2017 10:00 AM LOB 205
- **2017-02-28** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 03/08/2017 (Vote 9-8; RC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-28** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2017-03-08** FLAM # 2017-0681h (Rep. J. MacKay): AA VV 03/08/2017 HJ 9 P. 126
- **2017-03-08** Ought to Pass with Amendment 0681h: MA RC 302-46 03/08/2017 HJ 9 P. 126 `passage`
- **2017-03-14** Introduced 03/09/2017 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 9 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-05** Hearing: 04/11/2017, Room 101, LOB, 01:15 pm; SC 18
- **2017-04-12** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-1378s, 04/20/2017; SC 19 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-20** Committee Amendment # 2017-1378s, AA, VV; 04/20/2017; SJ 14
- **2017-04-20** Sen. Bradley Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 04/20/2017; SJ 14
- **2017-04-20** Pending Motion, Ought to Pass with Amendment #2017-1378s; 04/20/2017; SJ 14 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-20** Sen. Bradley Moved to Remove From Table, MA, VV; 04/20/2017; SJ 14
- **2017-04-28** Sen. Bradley Moved to refer HB 160 back to Health and Human Services, MA, VV; 04/20/2017; SJ 14
- **2017-05-04** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-1631s, 05/11/2017; SC 22 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-11** Committee Amendment # 2017-1631s, AA, VV; 05/11/2017; SJ 16
- **2017-05-11** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2017-1631s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/11/2017; SJ 16 `passage`
- **2017-06-01** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 1631s (Rep. Kotowski): MA VV 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 2
- **2017-06-13** Enrolled (In recess 06/08/2017); SJ 20
- **2017-06-13** Enrolled 06/08/2017 HJ 18 P. 9
- **2017-06-29** Signed by Governor Sununu 06/28/2017; Chapter 158; eff. 08/27/17 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/96929e8b-dccb-4577-89e9-e0074100efc1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).