Vermont became the eleventh state in the US to legalize adult-use cannabis sales after Gov. Phil Scott allowed Senate Bill 54 to take effect without his signature. Vermont legalized marijuana possession of up one ounce and cultivation of two plants for adults 21 and older in 2018 but the law [...]
Vermont is inching closer towards a legal adult-use marijuana market, two years after the state legalized possession and cultivation of the plant for personal use. Within the past year, both legislative chambers approved their version of a marijuana sales bill – SB 54 – which led to the establishment of [...]
The House of Representatives approved an amendment to a defense spending bill that would protect marijuana businesses operating legally under state, territory, or tribal law from federal interference. The amendment, passed in a 254-163 vote, would prohibit the Department of Justice (DoJ) from using taxpayer funds to enforce federal marijuana [...]
The first states to legalize cannabis, Colorado and Washington, didn’t give a great deal of thought to social equity – the idea that those most harmed by the War on Drugs should benefit most from a legal industry – when developing their frameworks for a legal marijuana market and determining [...]
Vermont senators approved a bill that would double decriminalized marijuana possession and cultivation limits, and establish automatic expungements of low-level cannabis offenses. In 2018, the Vermont legislature legalized marijuana possession up to one ounce and permitted the cultivation of up to two plants without fear of criminal charges. But if [...]
The Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives said the legislature will look again at a bill to tax and regulate marijuana sales later this year, but that for now lawmakers must focus their attention on the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. House Speaker Mitzi Johnson (D) made the [...]
Vermont lawmakers are set to vote on whether to regulate and tax marijuana sales in the state, following a House committee vote approving a Senate-backed bill. The House Ways and Means Committee voted 8 – 3 for S. 54, which would establish retail cannabis sales in Vermont within two years [...]
The Burlington Police Department in Vermont announced a 70 percent drop in traffic searches since the state legalized marijuana. Vermont's largest police force released a report at the end of July containing details of the dramatic decrease, which is credited by law enforcement officials to the fact that possession of [...]
A regulated retail cannabis market may be coming to Vermont under legislation approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee last week. Possession, cultivation, and consumption of marijuana for adults 21 and older has been legal in the state since last year, but there is currently no legal framework in place for [...]
On July 23, the attorney general of Vermont issued an advisory that it is illegal to give marijuana as part of a commercial transaction. The advisory concerns the state’s recently enacted adult-use law and does not apply to medical marijuana. T.J. Donovan, a Democrat, was first elected as attorney general [...]
