Category Archives: Drugs
New Hampshire House Discusses Amendments to Marijuana Legalization Bill
New Hampshire lawmakers are taking a deliberate approach to a bill seeking to legalize and regulate marijuana, holding two additional hearings to discuss amendments before a full committee vote next month. | Read more at NH Journal
NH Medical Examiner Is Quitting His Job Because bad Opioid Policy is Killing so Many
In the six years since the federal government asked pharmaceutical companies to reformulate prescription opioids so patients couldn’t use them illicitly, Thomas Andrew, the chief medical examiner of New Hampshire, has seen his caseload skyrocket. “It’s almost as if the … Continue reading
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NHHRC Takes to the Streets for Drug-Related Harm Reduction
One of the things you hear before moving to New Hampshire is that, in many cases, the locals are as passionate about peaceful solutions to the world’s problems as the liberty activists are. I found this hard to believe until … Continue reading
Dartmouth Liquor Ban, Sexual Assaults, and Drug Arrests
Hanover — Dartmouth College’s annual campus safety report for 2016 shows little change in most key crime statistics, except for a slight drop in arrests and internal sanctions for alcohol violations. The data show that sexual violence and substance abuse reports … Continue reading
After Decriminalization, Supporters Call for Marijuana Legalization.
Less than a month after decriminalizing marijuana, legislators and lobbyists have begun open discussions on the potential legalization of marijuana in New Hampshire. The General Court’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety subcommittee work session met on Wednesday morning to discuss HB … Continue reading
Manchester Man Sentenced For Fentanyl Trafficking
Concord, N.H.— Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that Michael J. Soto-Hernandez, 26, a/k/a “Quajo,” previously of Manchester, New Hampshire, was sentenced on Tuesday to 40 months in federal prison for distributing fentanyl in Manchester in 2016. | … Continue reading
Plan For New Drug Rehab Center in Keene Draws Opposition
Neighbors of a proposed new residential rehab center in Keene are organizing to fight the project. They’re concerned it will create public safety issues and lead to crowding in the neighborhood, said attorney Joseph Hoppock, who’s representing the group. | … Continue reading
The Best (Pot) Dispensaries in New Hampshire
In 2013, New Hampshire joined a trend that saw states across the New England region embrace legalized medicinal marijuana. Since then the state has seen a number of dispensaries pop up. So which are the best dispensaries in New Hampshire? Actually, as … Continue reading
Police Seize Cash, Drugs, and Guns in Epsom
On Tuesday, members of the New Hampshire State Police Narcotics and Investigations Unit, New Hampshire State Police S.W.A.T. Unit and Epsom Police executed search and arrest warrants at 62 Goboro Road. During the search, authorities found half a kilogram of suspected fentanyl, more … Continue reading
Chief Andrew Shagoury: Marijuana is still illegal
September 16, 2017 is the effective date of the law decriminalizing certain amounts of marijuana and some marijuana related products under RSA 318-B:2-c. There is a difference between decriminalization and legalization. Marijuana will still be illegal after that date. Anyone … Continue reading
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