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[deleted] t1_j9u0h9s wrote

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valleyman02 t1_j9u1hs4 wrote

It's so hilarious that the excuse not to do the right thing. From a right wing government is we are holding out for socialism.

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no_clipping t1_j9vhtmg wrote

Yeah the whole state-run liquor store thing absolutely boggles my mind

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plz1 t1_j9vomj7 wrote

I'm OK with that vs. income tax, etc.

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BigRockFarm t1_j9vxvtv wrote

Yup. It’s one of the only things that government seems to do efficiently and it helps reduce the need for more taxes

It’s cheaper than most privately owned liquor stores in neighboring states too

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SheeEttin t1_j9wz2e7 wrote

And great selection! Liquor stores in MA are tiny and have shit stock. It's always the same Jameson, Captain Morgan, Svedka, and so on. Nothing interesting.

Honestly, liquor should just be sold in grocery stores like other states. It's not an issue. Let there be specialty stores too.

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TheBigBarWolf101 t1_j9yoz8g wrote

They also let you return unopened bottles. I overbought for my wedding and had no issue bringing back what I didn't use.

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UncleRicosWig t1_j9w9gbn wrote

Not mine. The state makes so much money from liquor sales. I think it’s why NH can get away with having no income or sales tax, and still have better plowed roads then Maine, which has both. I can see why NH trying to replicate that model for weed. Just taking them to dam long

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Dave___Hester t1_j9wrcwf wrote

I live 15 minutes from ME so they can take their time, I'm still getting mine.

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Elpundit t1_j9wnpf3 wrote

There are a lot of reasons why New Hampshire is better off fiscally than other places, liquor is just one. Having the fourth largest lower house legislature in the English-speaking world, creates its own citizen rule dynamic. They get paid almost nothing, except for the miles they drive. Either highly motivated young people, or retired people with nothing better to do.

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dc551589 t1_j9ykife wrote

For the last bit I’d say it’s more “rich, out of touch kids who don’t need to have an income to survive, and out of touch old people afraid of progress.” Not that there isn’t always some in between but I don’t see many middle age average working folks represented because they simply can’t afford to be a legislator.

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Elpundit t1_ja02mri wrote

I have no evidence to refute these statements.

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Halfameetball t1_j9y4z6w wrote

I'm okay with it. It gives them enormous buying power which gives us the best possible price. That's why we are so much lower than surrounding states. New Hampshire is the single largest contract for any distributor in the Northeast.

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Vomitus_The_Emetic t1_j9yg9rs wrote

I had a libertarian tell me they were an example of the personal liberties we enjoy in NH

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plz1 t1_j9yr3fq wrote

Man, they don't see the irony in their ideology being threatened by the state? Libt's are a strange bunch.

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stalence9 t1_j9xcna8 wrote

I dunno about right wingers. I do know Biden and the democrats missed out on an easy W when their popularity was waning before Ukraine and post lock downs / post Afghanistan before the midterms. They held the presidency and both houses of Congress. They could have legalized weed if they wanted too.

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doobie042 t1_j9y8cqm wrote

All politician 's just want to have the other party in their way so they can blame them. The left will try to push Marijuana legalization and if enough Republicans are against it they'll blame Republicans. Even though they could have done it a year ago. Same with decriminalization of all non violent drug 'crimes. Heck the left are the ones who really worked ri Crack down on them in the 80s and 90s.

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ndarchi t1_j9ycpjt wrote

Pray tell how would they get past the 60 vote threshold in the senate? It’s really amazing to me that this fact flys over peoples head, they just blame the president when really it’s an over used filibuster. Change the filibuster rule to a standing/talking one and then congress is forced to actually legislate instead of stick their thumbs up their collective asses and only vote on pidly things/spending bills.

I guess you could possibly have put it in a spending bill that had to pass but to my knowledge it has to be legislation to legalize weed not just a DEA reclassification.

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cwalton505 t1_j9u6ww7 wrote

This is possible but it is speculation and not fact

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Darwins_Dog t1_j9u96qc wrote

Thank you. Reddit seems to be 100% convinced of this, but no official has ever even hinted at it afaik. I'll admit it seems very plausible, but let's not rule out general ignorance.

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danmac1152 t1_j9uab05 wrote

Both make sense really. Ignorance and the monopoly thing. Especially when you look at how adamant a lot of our state gov seems to be about home cultivation. Do I believe that they actually believe the hippie guy with 6 plants in his basement could be the next El Chapo? Yes. Do I believe that they don’t want people to grow because it might hinder their state income? Yes. We need people who are more with the current world in our government

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warren_stupidity t1_j9u8ubd wrote

it is apparently a talking point intended to excuse the moralistic bullshit that is the GOP these days.

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Sirhc978 t1_j9u9n6j wrote

The most recent bill has the liquor commission incharge of regulating cultivation and retail sales.

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warren_stupidity t1_j9veakj wrote

Right, but the talking point is that it can’t be legalized until the feds legalize it because ‘they’ have to make it sold only through state liquor stores because ‘reasons’.

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Sirhc978 t1_j9vo7lc wrote

I'm not alone in this opinion but there is no universe where weed isn't sold like liquor in NH.

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cwalton505 t1_j9ua4ho wrote

Like that darned Maggie Hassan!

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warren_stupidity t1_j9vdkg7 wrote

I agree that her cautious centrism is awful, and she did in fact veto pot. So what about Hassan when Sununu is slammed is a fair criticism. But the ‘can’t legalize because liquor stores’ is just made up nonsense.

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jdkeith t1_j9wcqha wrote

> Either the fed would sue NH (and obviously win)

Only because of Fed courts which have made things up out of nowhere (cough cough Wickard v Filburn). NH should just tell them to pound sand.

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deltapapa1 t1_j9xzooo wrote

I’ll take some of that dank gubment cheese 🧀

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KarlLexington t1_j9yj9g9 wrote

That simply is not true. There was a one bill last year to do that, the first time that idea has ever been proposed, but it was rejected. That whole idea is pretty much dead. The current legislation (HB 593) is a more conventional approach similar to what other states have done.

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Full_Mission7183 t1_j9ubgrk wrote

In fairness, I really don’t want the federal law to change, we don’t need a Budweiser of Bud dominating shelves nationwide

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GonzoTheGreat22 t1_j9vqtbt wrote

For every Bud Heavy there are a dozen Maine Beers and Moat Mountains. Trust that federal legalization will allow a free market to create products we’ll all benefit from

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