Hardcore civil disobedient activists who came out in the rain for 4/20/2019! -Photo courtesy Shire Free Media
Though Democrat governor Maggie Hassan did sign the medical cannabis bill, she stood in the way of any decriminalization efforts. Decriminalizing possession was finally signed by the new Republican governor Chris Sununu in 2017. However Sununu has promised to veto any legalization efforts, despite it having large support in the state house.
Given sales of and growing cannabis are still criminal offenses and people can still be ticketed for possession, the annual 420 rallies on the steps of the state house in Concord continued into its ninth year last weekend. At least sixty hardcore activists came out from across the state on April 20th to gather on what started as a rainy afternoon but ultimately cleared up in time for the mass civil disobedience at 4:20pm.
Rich Paul gave his tradition invocation and spoke on why government regulation of the cannabis business was unnecessary and Rick Naya led the crowd in a moment to remember the activists who have died or been incarcerated along the road to where we are today. Thank you to everyone who came out this year despite the weather. Mark your calendars for April 20th of 2020 and join us in Concord next year! Here’s the video I took from this year’s event:
What an inspirational speech! Its so good to see free people come together to say no to government and just stand up to the state.
9 years of smoking marijuana in front of the NH State House. It should be noted there are more Dr.’s out there that do not believe in cannabis therapy then those that do. Dr.’s don’t want to put their licenses on the line should something go wrong. There continues to be a lot of unanswered questions about it’s use and mechanism of action. “it took a few years for the first dispensary to open due to bureaucratic foot-dragging – as patients died waiting”. You need to understand patients die waiting for a lot of miracles in medicine. Cannabis use just… Read more »
Say Jacks, don’t you think it’s a tad on the cuckoo side to be so enthusiastic about a policy that prevents patients with terminal conditions from having access to an effective means of relief? You know, just so that grouches like yourself can stick it to a few potheads?
Really pookums, if you think that this sort of approach is so vital that even the dying should suffer for its advancement, then maybe it’s you who needs to seek some psychiatric help.
Jacks: You are a mental case. Nobody dies from overdosing on weed. There is no study needed to see what it can and can’t do for people who are suffering. There may be studies needed from a strain in relation to treatment or impact on something specific, but that is different from weed being used as a means to reduce suffering. People die every day and should be refused drugs that will reduce that suffering in the mean time. These people would die either way and far sooner than any potential impacts from smoking. When you are going to be… Read more »
Perhaps the state refuses to legalize because the advocates fall in line with the stereotypical image of drug dependence.
Additionally, It has to be noted that the ‘advertised’ objective for legalization is to save lives. Deep in our hearts we know that it’s to get high. Saying anything otherwise, and you’re met with accusations and slander. The real reason we aren’t going to see legalization is because the advocates are not politicians, they’re just men & women who love getting high.
kk – “There is no study needed to see what it can and can’t do for people who are suffering”. Yes there are, Many studies have been under taken regarding this issue. Your rants and raves and name calling just goes to prove you are not mature enough to handle this topic. “People die every day and should be refused drugs that will reduce that suffering in the mean time”. I’m not quite sure what you are getting at. I assume should is shouldn’t. People who are dying and suffering from pain ect, are given a multitude of meds and… Read more »
“Pain ect”? Wow, that sounds really, really scary, Nurse Jacks. It’s a good think we have experts like you around to keep us up to speed on these sorts of things.
Prohibitionists ‘such as Sununu, and mostly within the Republican Party are far too ignorant and poorly educated to hold any position of responsibility. These greedy corporate parasites are going against the will of the citizens by refusing to allow marijuana. Where did we get these ignorant and greedy creatures anyway? And how do we keep them from the infestation of public service positions? No one but another ignorant and equally poorly educated idiot would actually vote for one of them. While Teachers beg for pencils and the students suffer for adequate lunches these greedy authoritarians are allowing law enforcement to… Read more »
Jacks meant to say “pain, etc” Dracula. “It’s a good think” that you aren’t in the field of medicine. You may just write the wrong prescription for a patient. Wouldn’t that be just awful? That would be really, really scary.
Gee, NNH, are you aware that Jacks regularly has difficulties constructing complete sentences? Still, even if you weren’t, it should have been plainly obvious that I was mocking him. I wonder how you missed the joke? It’s not like it was particularly nuanced. Say NNH. I’m feeling generous today. And I’d like to help you if I can. Did you know that solving crossword puzzles and the like can help a person like yourself increase his IQ? And by as much as several points? That may not sound like a lot, my pet, but believe me, any small improvement above… Read more »
The reason it took a few years for NH to get their lame ass medical marijuana program up and running was the State had painted itself into a corner legally, when they didn’t follow their own silly laws. People should note the implementation of medical only happened after a judge (out of the loop?) made it happen by “allowing” the first patient to go to Maine to get cannabis. He didn’t get the memo detailing the legal reasons to stall the medical program in NH, apparently. The State became aware a few years back (with a little assistance) they had… Read more »
they had a hearing today
@Richard Price, so you’re not okay with drug warrior cops because you think they should stop forcing themselves into peoples personal lives? That sounds reasonable.
Instead you’d like the drug warrior cops to focus their efforts on forcibly making people pay for things you like, such as government schools, but the person forced may not like? That doesn’t sound reasonable.
Is there any reason why you are being inconsistent with how you view freedom of choice?
These people believe in freedom! I will make it next year, I promise.