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Waste Not, Want Not: Unused Prescriptions
Unused, costly and life-saving medicines are now routinely thrown away, even when the state has paid for them. (photo by Hilary Niles) Unused prescription drugs could soon be donated to some uninsured...
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Re-igniting Medical Marijuana Campaign
In October 2009, the New Hampshire Senate failed by two votes to override Gov. John. John Lynch’s veto of a bill that would have legalized medical marijuana use. The bill’s prime sponsor, Democratic...
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Pharmaceutical Take-Back
Unused pharmaceuticals increasingly fuel addiction and environmental concerns, but two new bills could help keep New Hampshire’s excess medications off the streets and out of the water supply — while...
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250 Bills in Three Days
In three days next week, N.H. House members will decide the fate of more than 250 bills and amendments. To prepare for the flurry of activity, today we begin a series of dispatches looking at some of...
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Bipartisan Drug Take-back Program
In many ways, House Bill 71 is a case study in successful bipartisan legislative work. Ring a bell? The often adversarial nature of politics — this session in the New Hampshire Legislature being no...
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Legalize It? NH Senate Votes Today
The persistent push to legalize medical marijuana distribution in New Hampshire has flown mostly under the radar this session, as budget matters and issues like fighting federal health care reform have...
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