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Skip to content NOWCAST New Hampshire Chronicle Live Now Menu * Search * Homepage * Local News * National News * Weather * Commitment 2024 * Closings * Interactive Radar * Forecasting Our Future * CloseUP * Conversation with the Candidate * Get the Facts * Get the Facts - Commitment 2024 * Matter of Fact * Very Local * News 9 Investigates * Homeless in New Hampshire * Sports * Sports Betting * High School Sports * Project CommUNITY * NH Chronicle * Home At Last * Health * State of Addiction * Entertainment * Viewers’ Choice * Community Calendar * Adopt This Pet * Traffic * ulocal * News We Love * Upload * Contests * Editorials * News Team * Contact * About Us * Advertise with WMUR * MeTV * Privacy Notice * Terms of Use * 59°Weather * Search Manchester, NH03101 59° Partly Cloudy Chance of precipitation 1% Change MORE 1 / 1 Press enter to search Type to Search SEARCH LOCATION BY ZIP CODE ZIP CURRENT LOCATION Manchester, NH 03101 Advertisement RECOMMENDED * How much to spend on a graduation gift, according to an etiquette expert * Northern lights potentially visible in New Hampshire, if skies are clear enough * Driver's sneezing fit led to crash that closed Spaulding Turnpike in Rochester, police say * Kia claims in lawsuit that New England auto dealer falsified sales records * Eclipse recap: Skies of New Hampshire darken in total solar eclipse * A city ordered a man to build a fence to cover the boat next to his home. He decided to get creative * Taylor Swift debuts revamped ‘Eras Tour’ setlist with ‘Tortured Poets Department’ songs * Republican candidate Morse says youth drug use linked to mental health issues MORSE SAYS HE WOULD FIGHT MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION IF ELECTED GOVERNOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE SAYS YOUTH DRUG USE CONTRIBUTES TO MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES Share * * * Copy Link Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Link copied! Updated: 6:34 PM EDT May 10, 2024 Infinite Scroll Enabled Adam Sexton Political Director Morse says he would fight marijuana legalization if elected governor Republican candidate says youth drug use contributes to mental health issues Share * * * Copy Link Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Link copied! Updated: 6:34 PM EDT May 10, 2024 Infinite Scroll Enabled Video Player is loading. 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YOU KNOW, SHE WOULD PLUCK TURKEYS TO MAKE EXTRA MONEY TO PUT PRESENTS UNDER THE TREE. AS SENATE PRESIDENT, OVER MOST OF THE LAST DECADE, MORSE PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN SETTING THE STATE’S COURSE IF ELECTED GOVERNOR, HE SAYS HE’LL PRIORITIZE YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH. AS WE GROW HAMPSTEAD HOSPITAL, LET’S GROW IT RIGHT. WE KNOW THERE’S A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE THAT NEED SERVICES, AND WE HAVE TO HAVE A PLACE FOR THEM TO GO. A WAITING LIST IN A HOSPITAL IS NOT A PLACE TO GO. SO I MEAN, AS SENATE PRESIDENT, I WAS GETTING THOSE CALLS A LOT AND I WAS GETTING THEM FROM RICH AND POOR FAMILIES. MORSE CONTENDS. YOUTH, MARIJUANA AND OTHER DRUG USE PLAYS A ROLE IN THOSE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. HE BELIEVES CREATING ROBUST AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS CAN BE A DETERRENT. BUT I DO THINK THAT TIME PERIOD FROM 3 TO 5 IN THE AFTERNOON WITH LATCHKEY KIDS IS, UM, IS IS AN ISSUE. AND I THINK WE IT’S PART OF WHER GET OUR POLITICS NEWSLETTER Stay up to speed on all the latest local and national political news. Your Email Address Submit Privacy Notice Advertisement Morse says he would fight marijuana legalization if elected governor Republican candidate says youth drug use contributes to mental health issues Share * * * Copy Link Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Link copied! Updated: 6:34 PM EDT May 10, 2024 Infinite Scroll Enabled Adam Sexton Political Director At a forum discussing policy issues related to children Friday, Republican gubernatorial candidate Chuck Morse said one of his top priorities on that front will be fighting the legalization of marijuana.At a Save the Children Action Network forum, Morse said his view on state policy to help children starts with his own experience growing up as the child of a single mother."We never knew what a pizza was," he said. "We had a piece of bread with sauce and cheese on it. You know, she would pluck turkeys to make extra money to put presents under the tree.">> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<As state senate president over most of the last decade, Morse played a key role in setting the state's course. If he's elected governor, he said he will prioritize youth mental health."As we grow Hampstead Hospital, let's grow it right," he said. "We know there's a lot of young people that need services, and we have to have a place for them to go. A waiting list in a hospital is not a place to go. I mean, as Senate president, I was getting those calls a lot, and I was getting them from rich and poor families."Morse contends that marijuana and other drug use by youth play a role in those mental health issues. He believes one deterrent is to create robust afterschool programs."I do think that the time period from 3 to 5 in the afternoon with latchkey kids is an issue, and I think it's part of where I think the state should go," he said. MANCHESTER, N.H. — At a forum discussing policy issues related to children Friday, Republican gubernatorial candidate Chuck Morse said one of his top priorities on that front will be fighting the legalization of marijuana. At a Save the Children Action Network forum, Morse said his view on state policy to help children starts with his own experience growing up as the child of a single mother. Advertisement "We never knew what a pizza was," he said. "We had a piece of bread with sauce and cheese on it. You know, she would pluck turkeys to make extra money to put presents under the tree." >> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play << As state senate president over most of the last decade, Morse played a key role in setting the state's course. If he's elected governor, he said he will prioritize youth mental health. "As we grow Hampstead Hospital, let's grow it right," he said. "We know there's a lot of young people that need services, and we have to have a place for them to go. A waiting list in a hospital is not a place to go. I mean, as Senate president, I was getting those calls a lot, and I was getting them from rich and poor families." Morse contends that marijuana and other drug use by youth play a role in those mental health issues. He believes one deterrent is to create robust afterschool programs. RECOMMENDED A city ordered a man to build a fence to cover the boat next to his home. 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