Bill Text: NH HB1446 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Relative to synthetic marijuana.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-10-31 - Interim Study Report: Not Recommended For Future Legislation (Vote 14-0) [HB1446 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2014-HB1446-Introduced.html

HB 1446 – AS INTRODUCED

2014 SESSION

14-2137

01/04

HOUSE BILL 1446

AN ACT relative to synthetic marijuana.

SPONSORS: Rep. Roberts, Ches 4; Rep. Shepardson, Ches 10; Rep. Chase, Ches 8; Rep. Khan, Rock 20; Rep. Schlachman, Rock 18; Rep. J. Johnson, Ches 12; Rep. Pantelakos, Rock 25; Rep. S. Emerson, Ches 11; Sen. Stiles, Dist 24

COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

ANALYSIS

This bill bans synthetic marijuana.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

14-2137

01/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen

AN ACT relative to synthetic marijuana.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Controlled Drug Act; Synthetic Marijuana. Amend RSA 318-B:1, VI-a to read as follows:

VI-a. “Controlled drug analog” means a substance that has a chemical structure substantially similar to that of a controlled drug [and that was specifically designed to produce an effect substantially similar to that of a controlled drug]. The term shall not include a drug manufactured or distributed in conformance with the provisions of an approved new drug application or an exemption for investigational use within the meaning of section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 52 Stat. 1052 (21 U.S.C. 355).

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2015.

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