Cannabis

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.

Guests include the director of a new play in White River Junction, a podcaster in Jeffersonville, and Sasquatch callers in Whitehall.

The new law will allow an existing retail store to qualify for a license to sell specifically to medical patients, who can access higher potency products without a sales tax.

The Biden administration is set to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule III drug. The head of the Vermont Cannabis Control Board says the move would open doors for medical research — and it could also benefit Vermont's cannabis businesses.

A conversation with the chair of the Cannabis Control Board and a retailer in White River Junction.