Polling data released this week by Public Policy Polling shows a large base of support for marijuana law reforms in New Hampshire. Not only is there majority support from New Hampshire voters for the medical use of marijuana and decriminalizing its possession, but more than half support regulating and taxing marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol.
When asked if they would support or oppose changing New Hampshire law to regulate and tax marijuana similarly to alcohol, where stores would be licensed to sell marijuana to adults 21 and older, 53% responded they would support this law and only 37% were opposed.
62% stated that they would support a change in the law to provide for a fine of up to $100 without jail time or the threat of arrest for those who possess an ounce or less of marijuana and 68% support allowing for its physician supervised use. Even more enlightening, 52% stated an elected official’s support of medical marijuana made them more likely to support them.
Fortunately for New Hampshire lawmakers, they have the opportunity to capitalize on this groundswell of support for sensible marijuana laws. Legislation has already been introduced to decriminalize the possession of marijuana and a separate measure has been introduced to allow patients to use marijuana for medical purposes. The incoming governor has even voiced her support for legalizing medical use.
If you live in New Hampshire, you can use NORML’s Take Action to easily contact your elected officials in support of these measures. Click here to view our alert for decriminalization and here for medical use.
You can view the full polling data here.
We have also introduced a bill to legalize Industrial Hemp, HB153, which will have its first hearing on Tuesday, January 22nd.
Good polling data lately. Would be interested on updated numbers in PA, but things are still pretty dark ages here… also would like to know if PA’s bill will get a hearing.
This is awesome news. To learn a little bit about an ongoing effort to get liberty minded folks, most of whom are in favor of MJ law reform, to congregate here in the Granite State and effect real political and cultural change geared toward increasing human freedom, go to http://www.freestateproject.org/fsn4 .
I applaud the voters for their sense. But don’t trust new england politicians. Look at the rules connecticut put on growers, $2 million in escrow, 100k in registration fees, 3 growers. Can you that CT lawmakers are in cahoots with big pharma.
These actions are prohibitionist and this is mmj not legalized recreational weed..
It can’t come fast enough! Keep up the good work NORML CREW! A lot of States coming around. Every week or so it seems like another State is talking about legalizing in one form or another, be it medical, straight out, or decriminalizing. I’m so proud of our country finally heading in the right direction. Now if Obama would just step up and make an effort to push for re-classification of marijuana, then that would be awesome as well.
I contacted one of the key representatives in NH about marijuana. He feels very good about passing medical and decrim this year, as most people know because we already passed them but our old governor was an idiot and vetoed them (barely missed the 2/3s vote to override the veto). He is aiming for full legalization but I know they voted on it last year and only 1/4 voted in favor.
I dont know exactly what can be done, but unfortunately I keep remembering that Coloroda and Washington legalized by the people voting in a referendum, also at the same time as the presidential election which probably boosted outcome. Will we be the first state whose politicians vote to change the law? I dont know. Live free or die, i guess.
^^ On second thought I think Maine has the best chance of legalization this year, they have the ball rolling and the political favor.
Ugh… Maggie Hassan commenting on legalization, dodges the question to medical..
Don’t get me wrong, I am grateful for the efforts of NORML and others. However, since when does a free man need the support of the majority to exercise his God-given right to use cannabis as a medicine or simply for recreation. Just because the majority strips a man of this right does not make it any less tyrannical. We should not need the permission of the majority to exercise our fundamental human rights. Admitting that we do compromises freedom. The majority does not rule. The law of God does.
LIVE FREE AND HIGH
@Bryant – If there was a God, I’m sure it wouldn’t put up with the crap that goes on on this small world. It’s up to us to shut down the minority that wants to persecute those of us who belong to the cannabis culture. The way in which they lie in order to keep us down is despicable and is no different than what the Germans did to the Jewish culture.
Another petition on we the people norml help promote it please!
I wish I could feel that all of these big changes to cannabis laws were really because we the people made it happen. It even appears that since CO. and WA. passed their laws that a domino effect was started and that was kind of expected and welcome. However, I feel that the only real reason these things are happening is because the politicians are realizing that being pro cannabis is now going to get them a lot of votes. Even fox news has started talking about positive aspects of cannabis without the normal sarcastic stoner comment added at the end of their piece. That to me speaks volumes.
@Mark
“Even fox news has started talking about positive aspects of cannabis without the normal sarcastic stoner comment added at the end of their piece.”
Thanks. Even the conservatives are getting on board. That makes my day.
Dear Mark, Fox rarely “represents” anything to do with conservatives. Seriously, being full of shit and one sided are not examples of being “conservative”. It is more like “Fascist Brainwashing for Dumb/Inbred Conservatives”.
Fox News and shows like Lush Limbaugh were designed to cause the Republican Party to finish falling apart. It was the one party rather immune to the craziness of Fascism, now they are the ones bringing this crap to America. Nothing like taking advice on how to run your country from a narcissistic drug addict like Limbaugh…
It’s always great news to see progression in marijuana legalization anywhere. Hopefully we start seeing more and more states start to legalize and not take a step backwards.
Why should it be taxed??… that’s bullshit!!
“Even the conservatives are getting on board.”
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Some of us have been on board from day one.
FNC is not conservative (never really was) on that I would agree, the other comments relating to FNC here are read like bad jokes.
It’s funny how I have meniers disease. So far they put me on synthetic drugs such as Colazapins, Morphine pills, Vicodin, the highest dosages of Percs,etc. Not to mention other drug addicting meds. They put me on sleeping meds as well to help me sleep. This is just half my meds. For the past 3 months I detoxed myself to get rid of all this shit. What do you know after my own research the only good medicine for my disease Gods little green plant. All natural. Oh my dr visits add up, leaving work because I can’t function, I gained 50lbs on all these meds. Yet they rather have me on something addicting than something that’s really going to help. If anyone else had these meds they would be jailed. Oh not to mention all the other specialists I have to see. $$$$$
Nice information. Great work guys keep it up.
The truth always eventually bears itself out. It’ll come about when the average American citizen figures out how beneficial mj is, and how harmful to health and to society it ISN’T. when we reach that popular opinion tipping point, if we haven’t already, the dominoes will fall on their own, much like the berlin wall did. Interesting quote in Revelations about the “tree of life” will be revived and heal the nations. sounds pretty green to me.
I sick to death of every liberal verbaly abusing people for being consevatives. Verbal attacks by liberals shows how WEAK and frightened you really are!
I am conservative, a MA cannabis patient, and love my country and the Constitution!!!
Maybe if prominent conservatives didn’t say crazy things they wouldn’t be viewed that way.
@ Air force retiree
bat shit crazy nancy pelosi and I quote” we have to pass the bill to find out whats in it” is probably the dumbest thing said by anyone! Wait B. O your master might have taken the cake with the “If I had a son hewould be like Treyvon”
Keep the delusion going….