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WEBVTT ADAM: THANK YOU, JEAN. WHILE THESE TWO CANDIDATES HAD BEEN GETTING INTO SOME TENSE EXCHANGES IN THE FEW FORUMS WHERE THEY SHARED A STAGE, TONIGHT THEY LARGELY AVOIDED ANY DIRECT BACK-AND-FORTH, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME ACCUSATIONS OVER FUNDING DCYF. ONE OF THE MORE UNIQUE ASPECTS OF THIS CAMPAIGN IS THAT BOTH DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES ARE CALLING FOR THE LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES. THIS IS NOW A PART OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATIC PARTY PLATFORM, AND OTHER SURROUNDING STATES HAVE LEFT NEW HAMPSHIRE BEHIND ON THE POLICY FRONT. SO, THE DEMOCRATS RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR SAY THE TIME FOR LEGAL CANNABIS HAS COME. >> WE SELL LIQUOR ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A LOT LESS DRAMATIC THAN WHAT WE ALREADY DO IS A STATE. PEOPLE LITERALLY SURROUNDED BY LEGALIZATION BY THE END OF THIS YEAR. >> MY PLAN IS TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA AND REGULATED AS WE REGULATE ALCOHOL, REGULATED AND TAX IT, AND I

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