To the editor:
Last month, N.H. House Majority Leader Jason Osborne submitted legislation for smart, common-sense cannabis legalization with four of his Republican and three Democratic house colleagues (including House Minority Leader Matthew Wilhelm), as well as one Republican senator and two Democratic senators as original co-sponsors.
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