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The home for VPR's coverage of health and health industry issues affecting the state of Vermont.

Bill Would Expand Vt. Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

A marijuana plant.
Brennan Linsley
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Associated Press File
Marijuana plants grow under special lights inside the grow facility at marijuana dispensary in Colorado.

Vermont’s medical marijuana dispensaries have been in operation for just under year. But lawmakers are already considering a bill to expand the number of dispensaries, remove the cap on the total number of patients and allow for home delivery of medical marijuana. We discuss the details with the bill's sponsor, Sen. Jeanette White, and with Shayne Lynn of Champlain Valley Dispensary.

Also in the program, a Medicare patient in Bristol was the lead client in a national class-action lawsuit that is prompting significant changes in the kind of health care services Medicare covers. We talk with Michael Benvenuto at Vermont Legal Aid to learn more.

Broadcast live on Tues., April 8 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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