The Democratic and Republican leaders of the New Hampshire House of Representatives announced on Monday that they will be jointly filing a bill to legalize marijuana for the 2023 session—a bipartisan effort that’s backed by key advocacy and industry stakeholder groups.
House Majority Leader Jason Osborne (R) and Minority Leader Matt Wilhelm (D) are sponsoring the legalization bill, which would allow adults 21 and older to possess and gift up to four ounces of cannabis and grow up to six plants (three of which could be mature) for personal use.
Republicans held on to the both the House and Senate after last month’s election, and the latter chamber is where marijuana reform has faced its toughest obstacles in past sessions. The Senate rejected two House-passed reform bills earlier this year, including one that would have create a non-commercial cannabis program and another providing for commerce under a state-run model.
The legislature might still be under GOP control by similar margins next session, but the Senate did see some shifts that favor reform. For example, a Democratic senator who opposed legalization efforts was replaced by a Republican who voted in favor of ending prohibition during his time as a House member.
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