Cannabis

The Cannabis Retailers Association of Vermont recently launched the 'CannaTrail Passport.' The passport encourages adults 21 and older to visit 23 dispensaries across the state.

The agreement, which still needs court approval, would lessen restrictions on advertising of cannabis products, which retailers have long argued are unfairly strict.

The Vermont Cannabis Equity Coalition warns that a sizable number of small growers may go out of business — or return to the illicit market to sell their products.

Vermont lawmakers have rejected a plan that would have allowed off-site retail sales with small cannabis growers, and some growers say that decision could force of them out of business.

Rodgers, the only statewide official in the country who has a cannabis cultivator license, is urging his Senate colleagues to make some major changes to a cannabis bill that passed the House last month.

Two and a half years into Vermont's retail cannabis marketplace, lawmakers and other stakeholders are considering making changes to target oversaturation.

A retail store in Middlebury, FLŌRA Cannabis, filed the lawsuit. It could have a large impact on the state's retail cannabis industry.

Vermont adult-use retail cannabis shops will be able to apply for a medical license next year. The state wants to develop training for retail dispensary employees, to prepare for situations where medical patients may seek product recommendations and advice.

This year, Vermont Public has been using a reporting initiative called the Citizens Agenda to figure out which issues you care about in the lead-up to Nov. 5. It turns out a lot of people want to talk about taxes — and how to lower them.

Sales have far exceeded the state's initial projections, but market saturation remains a real threat to the industry's health.