NH decriminalizes marijuana possession
Small amounts of drug now considered violation, not misdemeanor.
CONCORD, N.H. — Penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana in New Hampshire have been reduced.
Gov. Chris Sununu signed a bill Tuesday that makes possession of up to three-fourths of an ounce of marijuana and five grams of hashish a violation, instead of a misdemeanor.
The proposal passed the House and Senate in Concord with bipartisan support.
New Hampshire had been the only New England state that had not decriminalized marijuana.
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