Just one day after the New Hampshire Senate defeated a marijuana legalization bill, the Republican governor announced that he would sign an alternative proposal to enact legalization through a system of state-run stores.
What happens next is up in the air, as earlier House-passed legislation from last session that would have created a state-run market overseen by the state Liquor Commission was also rejected by the Senate amid opposition from even many leading legalization advocates.
And Senate President Jeb Bradley (R) signaled on Thursday that he didn’t feel lawmakers should be prioritizing adult-use marijuana reform at all.
Still, with Gov. Chris Sununu (R) now voicing explicit support for having the state control cannabis sales—and the Senate having killed the more traditional legalization proposal favored by advocates this week—there may be a renewed push to advance a state-run bill.
With this right policy and framework in place, I stand ready to sign a marijuana legalization bill that puts the State of New Hampshire in the driver’s seat, focusing on harm reduction – not profits.
Read my statement:https://t.co/hX6JBGQSWQ
— Chris Sununu (@GovChrisSununu) May 12, 2023
In a statement, Sununu, who is weighing a possible run for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination,
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