Linda Horan sued state for card to let her buy marijuana in Maine

An Alstead woman who successfully fought to get a medical marijuana ID card in New Hampshire before state dispensaries opened has died.Linda Horan, 64, sought medical marijuana to help relieve the pain and nausea that she experienced from stage 4 lung cancer.Horan sued New Hampshire to get a medical marijuana ID after state health officials determined that they couldn't issue ID cards until after state dispensaries opened. Horan said that if she had an official ID from New Hampshire, she could go to Maine to buy and use medical marijuana.A judge ruled in November that the state could begin issuing ID cards once it was clear where the dispensaries would be built and who was building them. Since that requirement was met, the Department of Health and Human Services could issue the ID.Horan bought marijuana in Maine in December."What I have in front of me is not opioids, and that's the most important thing to me," she said. "I did not want to go out in an opioid haze. I wanted to be awake and aware as long as I can."Rep. Renny Cushing, D-Hampton, confirmed Monday that Horan had died. Cushing helped Horan in her fight to get her medical marijuana ID card.

An Alstead woman who successfully fought to get a medical marijuana ID card in New Hampshire before state dispensaries opened has died.

Linda Horan, 64, sought medical marijuana to help relieve the pain and nausea that she experienced from stage 4 lung cancer.


Horan sued New Hampshire to get a medical marijuana ID after state health officials determined that they couldn't issue ID cards until after state dispensaries opened. Horan said that if she had an official ID from New Hampshire, she could go to Maine to buy and use medical marijuana.

A judge ruled in November that the state could begin issuing ID cards once it was clear where the dispensaries would be built and who was building them. Since that requirement was met, the Department of Health and Human Services could issue the ID.

Horan bought marijuana in Maine in December.

"What I have in front of me is not opioids, and that's the most important thing to me," she said. "I did not want to go out in an opioid haze. I wanted to be awake and aware as long as I can."

Rep. Renny Cushing, D-Hampton, confirmed Monday that Horan had died. Cushing helped Horan in her fight to get her medical marijuana ID card.