Crossing Over
Next week marks the midway point in the 2009 legislative session, and only bills that are still afloat by Friday will have a chance at becoming law. The official term is “Crossover,” and the official...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Snuffed
Gov. John Lynch has—for now, at least—snuffed out New Hampshire’s medical marijuana bill. Lynch had remained tight-lipped about his stance on the legislation’s latest version until Friday morning, when...
View ArticleThe Year Ahead: Sometimes, the future looks very familiar
It was a landmark year for New Hampshire government in 2009—not only for the size of its budget deficit ($250 million) and the number of state layoffs it induced (200), but also for legislative action...
View ArticleHouse Votes Postponed
Proposals to allow New Hampshire farmers to grow hemp and to establish a pharmaceutical buyback program are among the more the 30 bills that were scheduled for votes today, before the latest snowstorm...
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Medical Marijuana: Compassion or Crime?
Is the medical marijuana debate about health or law and order? How lawmakers — and, more importantly, Gov. John Lynch — answer that question could determine the fate of the latest legislative attempt...
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Legalize It? NH Senate Votes Today
The persistent push to legalize medical marijuana distribution in New Hampshire has flown mostly under the radar this session, as budget matters and issues like fighting federal health care reform have...
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