Ayotte vetoes bill to expand cultivation of medicinal marijuana

By: William Skipworth

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: June 12, 2026

Words: 335

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago


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Gov. Kelly Ayotte quashed a bipartisan effort to make medicinal marijuana more affordable and available in New Hampshire.

Senate Bill 468, sponsored by Loudon Republican Sen. Howard Pearl, would allow medicinal marijuana dispensaries to have their own greenhouse on site. The idea is to increase supply and lower prices. Each dispensary would be limited to one greenhouse to grow their own cannabis. Ayotte vetoed the bill on Friday.

“I do not support expanding the …

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