High Medical Marijuana Costs Are Hurting Vermont Patients January 13, 2018 AggregatedNews Vermont 0 Comments Recent scientific reviews have found substantial evidence that marijuana can be useful in easing at least some types of chronic pain. Yet even for the majority of Americans who live in states that have legalized medical marijuana, choosing opioids can be much cheaper.… Read More→
Vermont Likely To Legalize Marijuana In Early January December 14, 2017 AggregatedNews Vermont 0 Comments Vermont appears poised to become the next state to legalize marijuana. And, according to top elected officials, it is likely to do so within a matter of weeks. Last week, House Speaker Mitzi Johnson, a Democrat, said she expects "it likely… Read More→
In a Marijuana Market with Little Competition, Vermont Looks for More October 19, 2017 AggregatedNews Vermont 0 Comments Vermont's handful of medical marijuana dispensaries have exclusive permission to grow and sell marijuana in the state. If and when lawmakers legalize non-medical weed, they will likely have a head start on a very profitable industry. From the outside, Shayne Lynn's… Read More→
Vermont on the Verge of Legalizing D.I.Y. Recreational Marijuana May 24, 2017 AggregatedNews Vermont 0 Comments Vermont is on the verge of becoming the ninth state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, but, being Vermont, it is taking an earthier, grow-it-yourself approach — one that could become a model for others. Vermont is not asking… Read More→
Vermont Governor in the Hot Seat; Has Five Days to Decide on Legal Marijuana May 19, 2017 AggregatedNews Vermont 0 Comments Today, S. 22, a bill to legalize cannabis in Vermont for adults over 21, landed on Republican Governor Phil Scott's desk – potentially making the state the first in the country to legalize marijuana through the legislative process, and not… Read More→
Vermont Legislature Passes Bill to Legalize Recreational Marijuana May 10, 2017 AggregatedNews Vermont 0 Comments A measure legalizing marijuana use in Vermont cleared the state's legislature on Wednesday. Vermont Gov. Phil Scott (R) has said the legislation is not "a priority for Vermont" and has not made a final decision as to whether he will… Read More→
Vermont House Approves Marijuana Legalization Bill May 3, 2017 AggregatedNews Vermont 0 Comments Late Tuesday evening, the House approved a bill that would legalize possession of marijuana for adults. The measure, H.170, would remove all penalties for adult possession of up to an ounce of marijuana. It would also allow adults to grow… Read More→
Legalization in Vermont Stands Poised on the Precipice April 25, 2017 David Hodes Policy & Legal, Vermont 0 Comments Last year, the Vermont Senate passed a bill for comprehensive marijuana legalization, but it never made it through the House. Now the Senate is in a similar spot with another bill - this time with a better hope for passage.… Read More→
Vermont Senate Votes in Favor of Marijuana Legalization April 24, 2017 AggregatedNews Vermont 0 Comments The Vermont Senate voted 21-9 on Friday to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana, a permissive stance on pot senators acknowledged the House is unlikely to embrace. “We know that prohibition has not worked,” Sen. Jeanette White (D-Windham) said. “Let’s make… Read More→
In Hopes To Reduce Stigma, Vermont Governor Pardons 192 Marijuana Convictions January 5, 2017 AggregatedNews Vermont 0 Comments Nearly 200 of the approximately 450 people who asked Gov. Peter Shumlin of Vermont to forgive their misdemeanor marijuana convictions had their wish fulfilled this week. In one of his final acts in office, Governor Shumlin on Tuesday pardoned 192… Read More→