New Hampshire: Marijuana bill drubbed in committee

[Psycho4Bud]

The marijuana decriminalization effort at the State House appears to have gone up in smoke.

The Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday voted 4-0 against a bill that would decriminalize possession of one-quarter of an ounce of the drug, making it a violation rather than a misdemeanor.

The House passed the bill 193-141 last month. Gov. John Lynch immediately issued a rare veto threat, and Senate leaders announced their opposition to it.

In the House, sponsors focused their arguments on the fact that college students convicted of drug offenses can lose access to federal education assistance, a consequence they argued was too harsh. Yesterday, Sen. Deborah Reynolds said New Hampshire is the wrong place to fix that.

"It seems to me that maybe we need to be going to our congressional delegation," Reynolds said. Meanwhile, she said, this bill would send the wrong message: "Smoke a little pot, it's not a big deal."

The bill's prime sponsor, Rep. Jeff Fontas, held out little hope yesterday that the Senate would overturn the committee vote, saying he doesn't know of any senators who will argue in favor of the bill on the Senate floor.

"No senator has told me that they're wiling to do that," said Fontas, a 21-year-old Nashua Democrat.
Concord Monitor - Marijuana bill drubbed in committee (http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080425/NEWS01/804250356/1043/NEWS01)

Sen. Deborah Reynolds.....sounds like a good candidate to REPLACE!

Have a good one!:jointsmile:

[Markass]

The marijuana decriminalization effort at the State House appears to have gone up in smoke.

The Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday voted 4-0 against a bill that would decriminalize possession of one-quarter of an ounce of the drug, making it a violation rather than a misdemeanor.

The House passed the bill 193-141 last month. Gov. John Lynch immediately issued a rare veto threat, and Senate leaders announced their opposition to it.

In the House, sponsors focused their arguments on the fact that college students convicted of drug offenses can lose access to federal education assistance, a consequence they argued was too harsh. Yesterday, Sen. Deborah Reynolds said New Hampshire is the wrong place to fix that.

"It seems to me that maybe we need to be going to our congressional delegation," Reynolds said. Meanwhile, she said, this bill would send the wrong message: "Smoke a little pot, it's not a big deal."

The bill's prime sponsor, Rep. Jeff Fontas, held out little hope yesterday that the Senate would overturn the committee vote, saying he doesn't know of any senators who will argue in favor of the bill on the Senate floor.

"No senator has told me that they're wiling to do that," said Fontas, a 21-year-old Nashua Democrat.
Concord Monitor - Marijuana bill drubbed in committee (http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080425/NEWS01/804250356/1043/NEWS01)

Sen. Deborah Reynolds.....sounds like a good candidate to REPLACE!

Have a good one!:jointsmile:

That bitch is sending the wrong message...We need to put people in jail for crimes against themselves just as much as people who commit crimes against other people and their property...

These are the kind of people that make me want to run for senate or congress..

[Psycho4Bud]

These are the kind of people that make me want to run for senate or congress..

I consider you to good a person to do something like that. You've got a conscience....that doesn't mix well with politics. I hear ya though...these people should be held accountable for their actions.:thumbsup:

Have a good one!:jointsmile: