Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The New Hampshire legislature last week failed to pass a recreational marijuana bill, leaving the state as the only one in New England to maintain the criminal prohibition of cannabis. The measure, House Bill 1633 , was passed by the New Hampshire House of Representatives in April. The state Senate then approved an amended version of the bill in May, sending the legislation to a conference committee for lawmakers from both chambers of the legislature to negotiate a consensus version of the bill.
Marijuana will remain illegal in New Hampshire after the House voted to table a legalization bill ...
[+] that won approval in the state Senate. After years of opposition to legalizing recreational marijuana, Republican Gov. Chris Sununu said last year that he would sign a legalization bill if it contained strict controls on cannabis sales including a cap of 15 dispensaries controlled by the state under a franchise model.
The version of the bill approved by the House did not limit sales to state-run pot shops, leading Sununu to vow not to sign it , but the Senate amended the legislation to include the requirement for state-run dispensaries sought by the governor. The bill that emerged from the legislative conference committee last week retained the state-run dispensary model suggested by Sununu, leading some lawmakers in the House who had led the drive to legalize recreational to urge colleagues to vote against the negotiated bill. .
