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Visit NHCompassion.org for this and other news about HB 648, which passed the House 234-138 and is now in the Senate!

 

The March 16 medical marijuana forum at Lakes Region Community College was a great opportunity for the public to hear from both sides.  Here's the resulting article from The Laconia Citizen, and here's video of the hour-long event:

Part 1
Part 2

(This LTE was published March 15 in the Nashua Telegraph.)

In this era of negative politics, it’s good form to applaud legislators when they do something right.

When I read this article in the Concord Monitor about how zero parents attended a drug forum in Bow, I was amazed at the author's apparent confusion... had to write this LTE:  

"[Michael] Phelps may be an involuntary hero to this charge, but his name and face bring necessary attention to a farce in which nearly half the nation are actors. It's time to recognize that all drugs are not equal -- and change the laws accordingly." (Washington Post, February 4, 2009)

Here's the link.

 

In this Jan. 16 article for the NH Business Review, former state Senator Burt Cohen observes that although it isn't likely to happen anytime soon, ending marijuana prohibition "would inarguably cause far less harm and raise more, and more reliable, revenue" than a reform that is being seriously considered: expanded casino gambling.

Two historic ballot initiatives were successful in the Nov. 4 election.  The airwaves in Massachussetts and Michigan were blitzed by ridiculous attack ads from the drug warriors, but voters tuned out the noise and passed two major reforms.