You have to give New Hampshire credit. They keep finding new and creative ways to make cannabis policy look ridiculous.
Governor Kelly Ayotte has vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have allowed the state’s medical marijuana dispensaries to grow cannabis in greenhouses. The goal was simple: lower energy costs, increase supply, and hopefully make medicine a little more affordable for patients. Instead, Ayotte shut it down with a short explanation: she doesn’t support expanding marijuana cultivation in the state.
Let’s put this into perspective.
Imagine if lawmakers announced that tomatoes could only be grown under expensive artificial lights inside sealed warehouses because greenhouses were somehow too risky. Farmers would laugh them out of the room. Gardeners would lose their minds. The local news would run stories about “The Great Tomato Overreaction of 2026.”
But swap tomatoes for cannabis, and suddenly common sense gets tossed right out the greenhouse window.
Greenhouses aren’t some radical new concept. They’re one of the oldest and most efficient ways to grow plants. They use less electricity, take advantage of natural sunlight, and can help reduce costs. That’s exactly why supporters from both parties backed the bill.
Meanwhile, New Hampshire patients continue paying some of the highest medical cannabis prices in New England while having fewer options than their neighbors. The state’s motto may be “Live Free or Die,” but when it comes to cannabis, it increasingly feels more like, “Please fill out this paperwork and absolutely don’t touch that greenhouse.”
At this point, the Granite State isn’t protecting patients. It’s protecting outdated ideas about a plant that much of the rest of New England has already figured out.
New Hampshire sucks.
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