New Hampshire lawmakers are gearing up for a busy 2026 session when it comes to cannabis and psychedelics, filing at least a dozen requests for legislative staff to draft reform bills they plan to file next year.
That includes proposals to legalize adult-use marijuana for commercial and non-commercial use, protect gun rights for medical cannabis patients, let dispensaries operate on a for-profit basis, revise the definition of hemp, allow the therapeutic use of psilocybin in a clinical setting and repeal the state’s controlled drug statutes altogether.
Three of the measures concern cannabis legalization, which has consistently stalled in the legislature over recent years. One would provide for a regulatory model where adults could access products from retailers, while two would legalize the personal possession and use of marijuana without a commercial model.
One of the marijuana legalization requests, filed by Rep. Jonah Wheeler (D), is a proposed constitutional amendment that, if approved by the legislature, would put the reform issue on the ballot for voters to determine.
Sen. Donovan Fenton (D), who filed a separate legalization proposal, said that part of the motivation is for the state to catch up with its neighbors.
“You know, every state around us has
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