New Hampshire lawmakers are planning a busy 2026 session with at least a dozen requests for reform bills concerning cannabis and psychedelics. Proposed measures include legalizing adult-use marijuana for commercial and non-commercial use, protecting gun rights for medical cannabis patients, allowing dispensaries to operate for profit, revising the definition of hemp, permitting the therapeutic use of psilocybin in a clinical setting, and repealing the state's controlled drug statutes. There are three cannabis legalization proposals, including a constitutional amendment to put the issue on the ballot. Despite the House repeatedly passing similar legalization legislation, advancement is often stalled by the Senate and the threat of a gubernatorial veto.

New Hampshire Lawmakers Plan Full Slate of Cannabis, Psychedelics, and Hemp Bills for 2026

Oct 22, 2025

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Tom Angell

Marijuana Moment

New Hampshire is finally feeling the heat to catch up with its neighbors. Lawmakers are prepping for a massive 2026 session with over a dozen reform bills on the table. The highlights? Three different paths to legalizing adult-use cannabis—including a bold move to let voters decide via a constitutional amendment to bypass the Governor’s likely veto. They are also looking at protecting the Second Amendment rights of medical patients, letting dispensaries actually turn a profit, and even exploring therapeutic access to psilocybin.

For the Granite State toker, this is a major "about time" moment. Being the only spot in New England still stuck in prohibition is a headache for everyone. These proposals represent a serious push toward personal liberty and common-sense access. Whether it's securing the right to own a firearm without losing your medicine or finally ending the non-profit mandate for dispensaries, these changes would bring New Hampshire's market into the modern era. It’s a clear signal that the community's voice is getting too loud for the Senate to ignore any longer.