Legal pot, opioid crisis come to an awkward crossroads in NE
Across New England, two issues appear to be driving legislatures this year — and they both have to do with drugs.
States are grappling with the emergence of marijuana legalization. But the region is also the epicenter of the opioid crisis, with overdose rates in New Hampshire among the highest in the country.
These two debates — separate, but not unrelated — transcend party. Marijuana legalization efforts have been supported by Democrats and Republicans, but none of the region’s six governors fully support recreational use of the drug. On the opioid crisis as well, there is bipartisan consensus about the importance of the issue — as well as the fact there’s no silver bullet to solve the problem.
New England’s two newest GOP governors — Vermont’s Phil Scott and New Hampshire’s Chris Sununu — both had campaign platforms that included plans to address the opioid crisis. Last year, Massachusetts Governor...
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