Another New England state is on the verge of decriminalizig cannabis. Everyone, say hi to New Hampshire.
Per Leafly
The New Hampshire Senate approved a measure Thursday that would remove criminal penalties for cannabis possession. While there are still a few hurdles to clear, the decriminalization bill is widely expected to become law.
would remove the threat of arrest and jail time for possession of up to three-quarters of an ounce of cannabis. The House of Representatives, which passed the original version of the bill on a 318–36 vote in February, is expected to sign off on the Senate-approved version, at which point the measure will head to Gov. Chris Sununu for his signature.
Sununu tweeted on Thursday: “I look forward to signing House Bill 640 into law.”
Shortly after he was elected this past November, the Republican governor said he supported cannabis decriminalization but wasn’t ready to endorse a legal, regulated market. “[To] simply jump all the way to full legalization is not a step that we should be looking at right now,” he told Seacoast Media Group in November 2016.
This is a big win for cannabis advocates in New Hampshire. Their past efforts to get the state to decriminalize fell quick.