Indopedia All Things Marijuana
We have been covering the proposed marijuana policy legislation in Vermont quite a bit this legislative session. You may recall that one particular bill, S.22, would remove criminal and civil penalties for minor marijuana possession, allow residents to grow a limited number of marijuana plants, and create a commission tasked with eventually establishing a system for state-regulated sales, all for residents who are 21+ years of age. This would essentially legalize recreational/adult-use marijuana for adults in the state, once fully rolled out. This bill has already passed through both the Vermont State House of Representatives (79-66) and the Vermont Senate (20-9) and is now awaiting the Governor’s signature to become a law, and there is some concern that this may be a big hurdle.
Phil Scott is the first-term Republican governor of Vermont and he has until Wednesday to act on S.22, which would make his state the ninth in the nation to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. With only days left to decide the bill’s outcome, however, Mr. Scott acknowledged recently as that he isn’t sure if he’ll give it the green light.
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