New Hampshire House Votes to Legalize Recreational Cannabis, But There Are More Hurdles Ahead – News

This bill would allow adults aged 21 or older to legally possess up to three-quarters of an ounce of weed and grow up to three mature cannabis plants at home. A House committee tried to kill the bill, arguing that the legislature should wait for the results of an ongoing study regarding the regulation and taxation of retail sales, which is due November 1st, 2018^t. Supporters of cannabis reform won out in the end, and legislators voted 183 to 162 against killing the bill, and then voted 207 to 139 to approve it.

The current form of the bill would allow adults to grow or possess modest quantities of weed, but does not allow retail sales in any form. This noncommercial aspect of the bill bears many similarities to the legalization measure currently being proposed in Vermont, which would also allow limited possession and home-grows, but does not legalize retail sales.