Thanks to "Biker" Bill for this!

Nashua Telegraph: "Pot Bill Authors Look to Appease Critics"

Concord Monitor: "Senate May Snuff Marijuana Bill"

Top statehouse reporters Tom Fahey and Kevin Landrigan covered HB 1623 in their Sunday columns and mentioned our favorable poll results. Here's Fahey's mention in the Union-Leader:

Edwards told us "the hardest thing for us has been the fact that the governor and majority leader wanted to end the conversation before it even started."

This 8 minute segment for NH Public Television (opens in RealPlayer) is a must-watch. NH Outlook's Richard Ager interviewed Gov. Lynch, Sen. Foster, Rep. Bedrick, Rep. Tholl, Rep. Fontas, a judge, and a bunch of college students, but the story is focused on a very courageous individual by the name of Sam Peret. Share it with your friends and family! (Seriously, this clip would be a great introduction to HB 1623 for that family member you've been afraid of approaching.)

 

This was a great segment by our friends at Keene Free Minds TV!  Interviews with Superintendent Richard Van Wickler of L.E.A.P. and Matt Simon of NH Common Sense.

Hypocrisy is message we need to avoid

Marijuana laws beg for cynical response

by Ted Barnes

The "wrong message" to send to any teenager, to any child, is hypocrisy. It turns them cynical and makes them disrespect the law, when trusted adults evade reality for the sake of political concerns.

OPED: Pot Bill an Education for This Man's Daughter

Carl Hedberg -- March 20, 2008

When I ventured up to Concord earlier this year to testify in favor of decriminalizing marijuana in the state, I invited my 12-year-old daughter to come along. She and her sister are home-schooled, and it seemed like an excellent opportunity for a civics lesson.

For those of you who missed the March 18 floor fight and vote, I'm editing and posting bits of it as time allows. This speech by Rep. Bedrick was outstanding and very persuasive!