New Hampshire House lawmakers have taken up a bipartisan bill that seeks to put a constitutional amendment on the state ballot that would let voters decide if they want to legalize “a modest amount” of marijuana for adults 21 and older.
As lawmakers in both chambers consider a variety of cannabis reform proposals for the 2026 session, the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee on Wednesday took up legislation from Rep. Jonah Wheeler (D) that would put the issue before voters.
The proposal would allow adults 21 and older to “possess a modest amount of cannabis for their personal use.” If enacted, the constitutional amendment would appear on the November 2026 state ballot.
Here’s the text of what would go to before on the November ballot under CACR19:
“Are you in favor of amending the first part of the constitution by inserting after article 2-b a new article to read as follows:
[Art.] 2-c. [Adult possession of cannabis.] All adults who are 21 years of age or older shall have the right to possess a modest amount of cannabis intended for their personal consumption.”Testifying at the hearing, Wheeler called New Hampshire an “island of illegality” surrounded by other
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