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Sponsor urges state clarification that medical cannabis use shouldn’t bar firearm rights
Summary
Sen. Keith Murphy and testifiers said SB462 would clarify that a qualifying patient's therapeutic use of cannabis under state law should not affect the right to purchase, possess, or transfer firearms under New Hampshire law, though witnesses noted federal restrictions still apply and recent ATF guidance narrows disqualification to habitual users.
Senator Keith Murphy presented a one-sentence bill clarifying that a qualifying patient's therapeutic use of cannabis "shall not affect the individual's right to purchase, possess, and transfer firearms in accordance with New Hampshire law." Murphy said the measure is a narrow state-level protection and a reassurance for patients who fear entering the medical program.
Nathaniel Gurian, executive director of the New…
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