The New Hampshire House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to legalize the personal possession and use of recreational marijuana, although the measure does not legalize sales of cannabis. The measure, HB 75 from Republican Rep. Kevin Verville, was passed by a voice vote in the House on Thursday afternoon, online cannabis news source Marijuana Moment reported.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ajherrington/2025/02/20/new-hampshire-house-passes-cannabis-legalization-bill/

Following a landmark vote by the National Council’s Social Security and Health Committee (SGK-N) on February 14, 2025, Switzerland is on track to fully regulate adult-use cannabis. The committee approved a draft federal law by a vote of 14-9 (with 2 abstentions), paving the way for the legal cultivation, sale, possession and consumption of cannabis. The proposed legislation will undergo public consultation this summer, and if approved, could be implemented as early as 2026.

https://cannabisnow.com/switzerland-makes-moves-to-legalize-adult-use-cannabis/

As 2025 kicks off and state legislative sessions get rolling, marijuana legalization advocates are eyeing a handful of jurisdictions as key battlegrounds where they see the prospects of enacting reform this year as most likely.

Pennsylvania and Hawaii are widely seen by proponents as the most promising states for adult-use cannabis legalization in the year ahead. As for medical marijuana legalization, Kansas and the Carolinas are key states to watch. Wisconsin, meanwhile, is expecting renewed efforts to legalize the substance for both medical and adult-use.

https://www.marijuanamoment.net/these-states-are-the-most-likely-to-legalize-marijuana-in-2025-according-to-top-advocacy-groups/