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In Close Vote, House Committee Backs Marijuana Legalization in N.H.

A bill to legalize recreational marijuana in New Hampshire has won the backing of a House committee, but the narrow vote foretells a floor fight when the full House of Representatives considers it. The House Criminal Justice and Public Safety…

Commission studying legalization of marijuana in New Hampshire releases final report

A new report out Thursday suggests how New Hampshire should move forward if lawmakers were to make recreational marijuana legal in the state. A commission made up of 17 people worked for the last year on the report. Commission members…

New Hampshire Senate Votes To Study Legislation Allowing MMJ Patients To Grow Own

The state Senate on Thursday sent to interim study a bill that would allow people who qualify to receive medical marijuana due to their medical conditions to grow small amounts of their own cannabis. House Bill 1476 would have allowed…

New Hampshire Medical Marijuana Continues To Grow Significantly

In the nearly two years since medical marijuana dispensaries first opened in New Hampshire, the program has grown significantly, and the list of qualifying conditions is expanding. Kaylee Huckins, 43, said she has had to deal with intense pain from…

New Hampshire’s Marijuana Legalization Bill Has House Hearing Today

When it comes to marijuana policy, New Hampshire legislators continue to comb through a slew of what-if scenarios. The review, and debate, comes on a couple of fronts: The House Ways and Means Committee holds a public hearing today on…

New Hampshire House Votes To Legalize Recreational Marijuana

The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted Tuesday morning in favor of legislation to legalize recreational marijuana. The vote came after a floor flight over a House committee's recommendation that lawmakers kill the bill. House Speaker Gene Chandler, a Republican…

New Hampshire Marijuana Legalization Bill Rejected By House Committee

A bill to legalize marijuana in New Hampshire was rejected by a House committee Tuesday after legislators voiced concerns about conflict with federal law and potential health consequences for a state in the throes of an opioid crisis. Proposed before…

New Hampshire Likely to Decriminalize Marijuana This Summer

A bill that would decriminalize small amounts of marijuana in New Hampshire is expected to be signed by Gov. Chris Sununu. It will make the Granite State the very last in New England to do so. "I know New Hampshire…

These 11 States May Change Their Marijuana Laws in 2017

January 24, 2017
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Connecticut, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin
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After four states legalized recreational marijuana last year and twice that many approved new medical marijuana laws, at least eleven more are considering changing their laws in 2017. Here are the states and the legislation they're proposing: 1. Connecticut Not…

New Hampshire Finally Opens Its First Medical Marijuana Dispensary

Dozens of people struggling with severe and chronic pain purchased medical marijuana Saturday in Plymouth as the state’s first licensed dispensary opened for business, nearly three years after the treatment was legalized. “It’s a historic moment for New Hampshire, and…

New Hampshire House Kills Bill That Would Have Legalized Marijuana

The recreational use of marijuana will continue to be illegal in New Hampshire after the House Thursday killed a bill that would have legalized, regulated and taxed the drug.House Bill 1694 would legalize marijuana for those 21 years old and…

New Hampshire Doctors Struggling With Medical Cannabis Law

New Hampshire’s roll out of its medical marijuana program has been slow, but the coming months will see four new dispensaries opening their doors across the state. With 180 patient applications filed and 62 therapeutic cannabis registry ID cards issued…

New Hampshire to Give ID Cards to Qualified Medical Marijuana Patients

CONCORD — The state’s Department of Health and Human Services announced it will begin issuing identification cards next Monday to patients in New Hampshire qualified to purchase medical marijuana, days after a woman from Alstead became the first Granite State…

First New Hampshire Medical Marijuana Patient Will Buy Her Pot in Maine

The first New Hampshire resident to be certified as a medical marijuana patient will travel to Maine Friday to buy marijuana from a Portland dispensary. Linda Horan, a 64-year-old Alstead resident with end-stage lung cancer, last month won a lawsuit…

Medical Marijuana Moving Ahead in New Hampshire — But Very, Very Slowly

Three groups selected by the state to operate New Hampshire’s first medical marijuana dispensaries are still a long way from being open for business next year. Although there is still more to come in what has been a lengthy approval…