CONCORD, N.H.—A House committee is holding a hearing on legislation to allow home cultivation of marijuana for medical purposes in New Hampshire.

The Senate passed the bill last month that would allow a patient with a debilitating medical condition or the patient's designated caretaker to cultivate and possess up to six ounces of marijuana, four mature plants and 12 seedlings at a registered "cultivation location." It would allow the patient or caregiver to possess two ounces elsewhere.

Gov. John Lynch has promised to veto the bill.

The House Health, Humans Services and Elderly Affairs Committee is holding a hearing on the bill Tuesday afternoon.

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