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Instead, the commission will issue a 37-page report that will lay out a potential model for legalization. But it won’t recommend that it become law.

While Granite State farmers are aware of the latest push to legalize cannabis in New Hampshire, few are putting their hats in the ring just yet, according to Robert Johnson, policy director for the New Hampshire Farm Bureau Federation.

Since last October, the Vermont Cannabis Control Board has issued almost 70 retail licenses.

New Hampshire is the lone New England state where adult-use marijuana is illegal.

New Hampshire is the only New England state that has yet to legalize cannabis for recreational use. Economic justice programs are central to cannabis legalization in neighboring states like Vermont and Massachusetts. But there hasn’t been a significant push for economic justice for people affected by cannabis prohibition in New Hampshire.

Using intentional programs and policy decisions, other states are trying to empower people to cash in on the same commodity that entangled them in the criminal justice system.

Gov. Chris Sununu has not announced he’s a candidate for the 2024 presidential race, but he did continue his national media tour with a segment on ABC’s “The View” Thursday.

The 14-10 vote fell along near party lines, with Republicans almost uniformly opposed to legalization.

The New Hampshire Senate has historically opposed bills to legalize marijuana.

The NH Senate is now reviewing a marijuana legalization bill that the House passed in early April.