State lawmakers float one proposal to fill COVID-19 budget gaps: marijuana sales
Precisely how much New Hampshire stands to lose in business and meals and room tax revenue as a result of the coronavirus remains unknown. Gov. Chris Sununu has thrown out varying figures in the hundreds of millions of dollars, warning of the potential for cuts in coming years.
But some state lawmakers are already looking to a new approach to make up the difference: marijuana.
At a House committee session Tuesday, some Democrats expressed support for legalizing cannabis, creating a retail framework to sell it to consumers, and taxing the profits.
And the expected coming economic difficulties only bolster the urgency for marijuana legalization, the lawmakers say.
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