New Hampshire Gov. Vetoes Invoice to Let Medical Hashish Dispensaries Function Greenhouse Develop Websites

New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte (R) final week vetoed laws that will have allowed medical hashish companies within the state to function a greenhouse cultivation location. In keeping with the invoice textual content, permitting companies to function a greenhouse at a unique location than its present cultivation location would have helped the companies “scale back power prices and supply decrease costs for registered qualifying sufferers.”  

“I don’t assist increasing the cultivation of marijuana in our state. Because of this, I’ve vetoed SB 468.” — Ayotte, in her veto message 

The laws was a bipartisan effort that will have allowed dispensaries to function a greenhouse instantly, as an alternative of counting on indoor cultivation agreements. At the moment, there are solely seven dispensaries within the state operated by considered one of 4 “different remedy facilities.” 

Lawmakers may nonetheless override the governor’s veto with a two-thirds vote in each the Home and Senate.  

Ayotte opposes any growth of the medical hashish program along with adult-use legalization. In August, the governor advised reporters that relating to medical hashish and up to date federal modifications she would “must adjust to federal legislation” however added that the state “shouldn’t legalize marijuana sooner or later.”