On Tuesday, lawmakers are set to mark-up and vote on a bill that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana.
The House Judiciary Committee has been taking testimony for weeks on a bill that would decriminalize two ounces of pot and a version of the measure is likely to pass in the afternoon.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will also continue to look at its version of a decriminalization bill.
On Wednesday, the House Judiciary and Human Services committees will hold a joint hearing on the end-of-life choices bill passed by the Senate earlier this session.
In February, the Senate narrowly voted to completely overhaul legislation that allows terminally ill people to end their lives. Supporters of the underlying bill said amendments proposed on the Senate floor weakened it, so they voted against it.
Meanwhile, Gov. Peter Shumlin’s plan to finance a major expansion of child care programs is sharply dividing Vermont’s early childhood community.
