It took a "hot second" for the Republican majority of the Senate Judiciary Committee to recommend killing a comprehensive bill to legalize, regulate and tax the sale of cannabis in New Hampshire on Tuesday.
It passed the House on a vote of 209-135 on Jan. 7 but is getting a 2-1 vote to die on the Senate floor. But if it survives that, a likely veto from Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte is coming to House Bill 186-FN-A sponsored by a Bethlehem Democrat.
Sue Homola, a former state representative, was the only person to testify on House Bill 186-FN-A saying the only part of the bill that was needed would be a part about prohibiting out-of-state cannabis dispensaries from advertising in New Hampshire. She noted there is one in Ossipee promoting a dispensary in Maine.
Republican Senators Daryl Abbas, R-Salem, and William Gannon, R-Sandown, opposed the bill, which was heard two and half hours after its posted time for a public hearing. Sen. Debra Altschiller, D-Stratham, said the bill was before them for "a hot second" before the majority voted to recommend the bill go away.
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