Cannabis in New Hampshire is illegal for recreational use and decriminalized for possession of up to three-quarters of an ounce (21 g) as of July 18, 2017.
As of December 2024, New Hampshire is the only state left within the New England and North-East corner area of the USA yet to legally allow recreational cannabis.
[3] In July 2024, the Governor signed an extensive omnibus bill - that passed the legislature further enhanced reforms and expansion of medical cannabis and other related items.
[4] On January 15, 2014, New Hampshire's legislature voted preliminarily 170 to 162 in favor of House Bill 492, based on Colorado Amendment 64, which would have legalized the personal use of up to 1 ounce (28 g) of marijuana by those over 21 years old as well as production and sale by licensed facilities and dispensaries.
[9] In May 2023, Governor Chris Sununu said he supports, in principle, the legalization of cannabis[10] with conditions - despite for years being completely surrounded by jurisdictions already with legalized cannabis in Vermont, Maine and Massachusetts - plus Canada to the north.