Kelly Ayotte: “Secretary Hale and Ms. McGrath, please provide a rough order of magnitude of how much could be saved--in terms of…”

This bill is nearly identical to the Senate bill I vetoed last month, as well as two other bills I have vetoed. These bills are overly broad, poorly drafted, and create the potential for substantial litigation.

Agriculture is an important part of our state’s economy and heritage, and I appreciate the bill’s intent to provide additional meat processing access for small farmers and producers.

I do not support expanding the cultivation of marijuana in our state,” she wrote in her veto statement. “For this reason, I have vetoed SB 468.

I would direct Shawn Jasper, commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food, to convene a group of our small producers to discuss a path forward that does not violate federal law.