Cannabis

The bill under consideration in the Vermont Senate would require all towns to vote on allowing cannabis stores in their communities by the end of year. It would also increase potency caps on some products and allow cannabis to be offered at weddings and festivals, with a license.

Vermont's hemp industry could be affected after Congress closed the "hemp loophole" created in the 2018 Farm Bill.

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.