Marijuana

Vermont's Cannabis Control Board is looking to limit the number of new grower licenses it puts out in order to prevent oversupply.

Host Mikaela Lefrak will talk with cannabis business owners ahead of the Oct. 1 opening day for Vermont's legal cannabis retail market.

This hour, James Pepper, chair of the state's Cannabis Control Board, answers listener questions.

Host Mikaela Lefrak takes a look at how the new retail cannabis marketplace will work, as many towns vote on whether to opt-in.

Vermont’s cannabis retail market is set to go into place on Oct. 1, and a number of other states are closely watching the Vermont experience — because the state’s Cannabis Control Board has developed some policies unique to the state.

Officials had expected a few dozen applicants to pay the $750 entry fee, but in the end there were more than 700, as companies with financial footing paid hundreds of thousands of dollars just to sway the odds in their favor.

In about a year, Vermont's retail cannabis market is scheduled to be in place. The state's Cannabis Control Board has already made some key decisions that's shaping what a future legal marijuana marketplace will be like.

This hour, we talk with Vermont's Cannabis Control Board about how they will meet the fall 2022 deadline for retail cannabis stores to open.

Vermont could have its first legal retail cannabis shops open sometime next year, but the committee crafting the new rules for the state's marijuana industry is up against a tight timeline, and there could be a delay before the first pot shops open.

Until recently, plants from only one U.S. facility were approved for use in research. Adding new suppliers will accelerate understanding of cannabis' health effects and possible therapeutic uses.