N.H. Senate considers downgrading drug crimes

 N.H. Senate considers downgrading drug crimes

First-time drug offenses that are currently treated as felonies under New Hampshire law could be reclassified as misdemeanors, as advocates and lawmakers push back against the ill effects of the war on drugs.

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