The mask has finally come off, and Gov. Chris Sununu’s underhanded devices and schemes surrounding the issue of cannabis legalization are now revealed for all to see.
After his Senate toadies tanked an equitable free-market legalization bill last year, the governor famously announced the next day that although he was personally opposed, he believed it was inevitable and would be amenable to allowing it so long as it was “done right.”
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