Matt Simon: A Battle of Cannabis Bills HB629 and HB1598

On Wednesday and Thursday of this week, two bills dealing with the state’s cannabis laws will be a focus of the Senate. On April 20, HB1598 goes before the Ways and Means Committee to talk about the legalization and possession of cannabis sold through a state liquor store model.

Sam Safford: A Message of Love at Easter

One of the speeches Sam gave touched me deeply in its honesty and uplifting advice. Sam lives with Duchenne muscular dystrophy characterized by progressive muscle degeneration, and he has already outlived his life expectancy.

Alcoholism and Andy Marsjanik’s Mission to Help

Andy Marsjanik did not get to finish his book. His sister, Amy Marsjanik Law, and Jeff Deck, a well-known New Hampshire author, took up the unfinished manuscript, notes, chapter titles and have given us a 3D version of who Andy was and why his story needs telling, to be remembered, and to be passed along.

A New Hampshire Native Answers the Call to Cannabis

Let’s start with the vote that will take place Thursday, March 31 for HB 1598, legalizing the possession and use of cannabis. The House calendar reads: The bill seeks to create a Liquor Commission-owned and operated monopoly for all cannabis sold at retail within NH. How do you stand on this proposal? Why did you want to get involved with cannabis?

Paul O. Jenkins-Ambassadors of Bluegrass Music

Paul O. Jenkins is a librarian. He is the University Librarian for Franklin Pierce University. I make clear to anyone who will listen I know librarians are superheroes in comfortable shoes who have faced the internet and didn’t blink.