A state commission created to come up with a plan to legalize cannabis in New Hampshire has failed to find consensus on a proposal top lawmakers in both parties had hoped would provide a template for legislation.
Instead, the commission will file a report that contemplates state-created franchises to sell recreational cannabis under the control of the New Hampshire Liquor Commission without recommending the policy actually become law.
“There is a clear majority saying we don’t want to move this forward,” Rep. Tim Cahill, a Republican from Raymond, said moments before the committee voted 7-2 to issue the report. The unexpected outcome followed a lengthy debate on the procedure, the commission’s role, and what options lawmakers had when it came to recording the commission’s judgment of its own report.
“This is cheesy maneuvering,” Rep. Susan Homola, a Republican from Hollis, said deep into the debate of the commission report that backers hope may still provide lawmakers with a model. “Trust me, someone is going to file something,” said Sen. Daryl Abbas, the Salem Republican who led the committee.
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