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This week, the Vermont Senate passed a bill to legalize the possession of marijuana for recreational use, bringing legalization one step closer to reality. The state House passed the bill last week, and the only remaining hurdle is Gov. Phil Scott, who has already said he would sign the bill into law. “Today the Vermont Senate moved Vermont one step closer to a rational approach to marijuana,” Senate President Pro Tem Tim Ashe said in a statement, as reported by the Associated Press. “Tens of thousands of Vermonters will no longer feel like they’re committing a crime for their private, responsible use of marijuana.”
This is the second year in a row that the Vermont legislature has passed a legalization bill. Last year, Gov. Phil Scott vetoed the bill on grounds that it did not include provisions for preventing youth use of the drug or driving under the influence. At the beginning of this year’s legislative session, lawmakers successfully amended the bill to address these concerns, and Gov. Scott has pledged that he would sign it. If he does indeed sign it, Vermont will become the first U.S. state to pass a legalization law via their…
