http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/01/15/new-hampshire-house-votes-to-legalize-pot
After a passionate debate, the New Hampshire House of Representatives
endorsed a bill Wednesday that would legalize marijuana in the state.
The vote was a nail-biter, with closely divided legislators initially
voting against legalization 170-168 before choosing to vote again, the
second time approving legalizing pot with 170 votes.
The bill, HB 492, would decriminalize possession of one ounce of
marijuana by adults age 21 or older and allow residents to grow up to
six plants. State-licensed stores would be authorized to sell marijuana.
After premliminarily endorsing the measure, lawmakers referred it to a
second House committee, the Ways and Means Committee, for further
refinement.
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Despite the victory – the first of its kind in an American legislature – legalization remains a longshot in the Granite State.
Gov. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., says she opposes making her state the first on the East Coast to legalize weed.
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