DHHS reports plateauing therapeutic‑cannabis enrollment, affordability pressures; oversight board backs access changes

Michael Holt, administrator of the Therapeutic Cannabis Program at the Department of Health and Human Services, briefed the Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs committee on the program’s 2024 annual data report and the Therapeutic Cannabis Medical Oversight Board (TCMOB) annual report.

Holt said the program had 14,705 registered patients as of June 30, 2024, noting registration growth has slowed. He said New Hampshire’s per‑capita medical‑program enrollment is among the lowest nationally and that growth may be affected by program design, qualifying‑condition lists, proximity to states with lower costs and the availability of alternative supply channels. “It is the lowest number of patients, nationally for a, state per capita for enrollment in a medical program,” he said, citing Marijuana Policy Project data.

Key points from the department’s report and testimony: • 83 percent of registered patients…