Legislative Support For Legalization in Vermont Seems to be Fading

May 3, 2016
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Policy & Legal, Vermont
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Key legislative leaders said Monday they doubted they could muster support in the House for a Senate-passed bill legalizing marijuana in Vermont, and delayed until Tuesday a vote on compromise legislation calling for expanded decriminalization.

But prospects even for that measure — replacing criminal penalties with fines akin to a traffic ticket for possession of up to 2 ounces and cultivation of up to two plants — appeared uncertain Monday.

Rep. Sarah Copeland-Hanzas, the leader of majority Democrats in the House, said Monday night that the amendment containing the compromise language had not yet been drafted. As for whether it had the votes to pass, she said, “The outcome is unclear.” [Read more at The Cannabist at The Denver Post]