House gives preliminary approval to pot legalization New Hampshire's House has given preliminary approval to legalizing up to 1 ounce of marijuana for recreational use for anyone age 21 and older. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT FOR THE RECREATIONAL USE OF MARIJUANA. ANDY HERSHBERGER TAKES A LOOK. 170 HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. 162 IN THE NEGATIVE. THE MOTION IS ADOPTED. AFTER DEBATE AND BY A VOTE, THE HOUSE VOTED TO PASS A BILL THAT LEGALIZED AS THE PERSONAL USE OF MARIJUANA. THERE IS DEMAND FOR ILLEGAL MARIJUANA. PEOPLE COME TO NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR ALCOHOL AND CIGARETTES. FOR THEIR SHOPPING. PEOPLE WANT TO SPEND MONEY. THE BILL WILL NOW GO TO THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE AND THE LAST PEOPLE OVER 21 TO POSSESS UP TO ONE OUNCE OF MARIJUANA AND OVERSEE ITS TAXATION. THE MOST IMPORTANT PROVISION, ACCORDING TO MANY SUPPORTERS. FROM A DOLLAR POINT OF VIEW, MAKING MONEY OR CREATING MONEY, THIS IS, NO MATTER HOW YOU LOOK AT IT, IS GOING TO PRODUCE REVENUE. [INAUDIBLE] THE BILL WAS INITIALLY VOTED DOWN AND THEN A MOTION TO RECONSIDER AND PASSED BY EIGHT VOTES AFTER MORE DEBATE. SUPPORTERS CITE POLLS THAT CLAIM THE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS THINK PERSONAL USE OF MARIJUANA SHOULD BE LEGAL. VOTERS IN COLORADO AND WASHINGTON IMPROVED TO SIMILAR REFERENDUMS IN THOSE STATES BUT OPPONENTS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE SAY SUCH A MEASURE WOULD BE VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO REGULATE AND WOULD HAVE NO IMPACT ON THE ILLEGAL DRUG BUSINESS. MARIJUANA IMPAIRS JUDGMENT AND MOTOR COORDINATION AND MORE THAN DOUBLES THE DRIVER'S RISK OF BEING AN ACCIDENT. IT WAS A ROLLER COASTER RIDE TODAY AS THE BILL WAS KILLED AND BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE AND EVENTUALLY PASSED. THE GOVERNOR SAID SHE WOULD VETO

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