BIPARTISAN BILL TO PREPARE US FOR LEGALIZATION REINTRODUCED

LEGAL MARIJUANA is one step closer to reality in New Hampshire after the state House voted 272-109 for HB 639. Legalization efforts have fallen short in recent years, but this year’s effort has momentum heading into the state Senate. HB 639 has bipartisan sponsors in both bodies of state government.

HB 639 would legalize marijuana for adults over the age of 21. Rep. Jason Osborne (R) and Rep. Matt Wilhelm (D) cosponsor the bill, and a broad coalition of marijuana industry figures, civil rights advocates and policy groups also back the bill.

Polling has shown that the vast majority, more than 70%, of New Hampshire residents support marijuana legalization for adult use. In recent years, legalization bills have passed in the state House, but have fallen short in the N.H. Senate.

states in the U.S. have legalized Cannabis for use by those at least 21 years or older.

21 months in jail is possible in Kansas with prior marijuana convictions.

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46% percent of Americans say they have used marijuana, according to the latest longstanding survey from Pew Research Center.

88% percent of Americans say Cannabis should be legal for adult or medical use, according to the same PRC survey.

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Democrat and Republican lawmakers have reintroduced a bill to prepare for the legalization of adult-use Cannabis at the federal level.