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CONCORD — The 2024 campaign to legalize recreational use of marijuana cleared its first major hurdle, with the House of Representatives giving it initial approval Thursday.

Some lawmakers in Concord are comparing it to the movie "Groundhog Day," saying that when it comes to marijuana legalization in New Hampshire, they're hung up on the same issues, over and over.

The House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee voted ought to pass on a bill that would legalize marijuana for Granite Staters. HB 1633 would put in place “procedures for the legalization, regulation, and taxation of cannabis” and “the licensing and regulation of cannabis establishments.”

On Wednesday, Portsmouth’s deepening dusk made it increasingly difficult to see the faces of the endless queue of muttering Donald Trump supporters who were worried his campaign would leave them—literally—out in the cold.Ever conscious of New Hampshire’s importance to the national primary process, and of the potential threat of a primary upset by Republican rival Nikki Haley, several hundred people had come to hear Trump speak at the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hot...

Not everyone at a Trump rally in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, this week was a dyed-in-the-wool supporter.

CHRIS SUNUNU is fast becoming Governor Hot Take.

The New Hampshire House of Representatives passed a bill to legalize marijuana on Wednesday. The legislation, which is being sponsored by Majority Leader Jason Osborne (R) and Minority Leader Matthew Wilhelm (D), was approved in a 234-127 vote. Rep. Anita Burroughs (D) said during Wednesday’s floor debate that the proposal is “good legislation that is […]

The latest effort would put the state’s Liquor Commission in charge of regulating marijuana, with a 15 percent tax levied at the cultivation level.

The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 234-127 to legalize recreational marijuana, but the Senate has blocked previous legalization efforts, and...

The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 234-127 in favor of advancing a bill legalizing recreational marijuana use to the Ways and Means Committee.