Cannabis

The New Hampshire House of Representatives passed the bill March 26 by a vote of 208 to 125. The full Senate will consider the bill later this spring.

Police are experimenting with various methods to determine whether drivers are under the influence of marijuana, but unlike alcohol, a number of factors make that difficult to know with certainty.

Millions of Americans use cannabis and would like to think the products they buy are safe. But regulation is state by state and full of holes. NPR's new series digs into the risks and solutions.

NH Gov. Chris Sununu vetoed a bill that would’ve allowed therapeutic cannabis centers to operate additional cultivation locations, including greenhouses.

Although Massachusetts voters opted to legalize marijuana more than seven years ago, the state's Cannabis Control Commission has taken the position that transporting pot across the ocean — whether by boat or plane — risks running afoul of federal laws.

The New Hampshire House and Senate still have to agree on the proposed marijuana legalization legislation.

Alcohol is still more widely used, but 2022 was the first time this intensive level of marijuana use overtook high-frequency drinking, said the study's author, Jonathan Caulkins, a cannabis policy researcher at Carnegie Mellon University.

The plan approved by Attorney General Merrick Garland does not legalize marijuana outright for recreational use. The proposed rule recognizses that cannabis has less potential for abuse than some of the nation's most dangerous drugs.

Will cannabis be legalized for recreational use in New Hampshire? House Bill 1633 is now before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senators, House members, cannabis advocates, and representatives of the governor’s office are working to find a compromise that might please all sides – and not fall afoul of federal laws.

The legislation would establish procedures for legalization, regulation and taxation of cannabis.