New Hampshire State House First Legislative Body to Vote Yes on Marijuana Legalization Bill

Great news in the long march of marijuana legalization through
the states.

From a Marijuana Policy Project emailed press release, which I
was not able to find on web yet:

The New Hampshire House of Representatives approved a bill
170-162 Wednesday that would regulate marijuana like alcohol. It is
the first time in history that a legislative chamber in the U.S.
has passed legislation to end marijuana prohibition and establish a
legal market for businesses to sell marijuana to adults 21 and
older.

The measure will be referred to the House Ways and Means
Committee to review the revenue aspects of the bill. Regardless of
how that committee votes, the bill will return to the full House of
Representatives for a second vote in February or March. If
approved, it will then be considered by the state Senate…..

HB 492, introduced by Rep. Steve Vaillancourt
(R-Manchester) with a bipartisan group of four
co-sponsors, would make the private possession and home
growing of limited amounts of marijuana legal for adults 21 and
older. It would direct the New Hampshire Department of Revenue
Administration to license and regulate marijuana retail stores,
cultivation facilities, product manufacturing facilities, and
testing facilities. As amended by the House, it would enact a
wholesale tax of $30 per ounce and a sales tax of 15% per
ounce. The House voted down a similar bill 228-89 in
2012….

Sixty percent of New Hampshire adults support HB 492, according
to a WMUR Granite State Poll released in October by the University
of New Hampshire Survey Center. Just 36% said they are opposed. The
entire poll is available at
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.

Governor, alas,
vows to veto
.

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