By Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger Gifting marijuana in exchange for another purchase is illegal under Vermont’s new legalization law, according to a guidance issued by the state’s top prosecutor Monday. Attorney General TJ Donovan’s office advised that sales of any kind are […]
Tag: Legalization
Local News, State News
Scott signs bill legalizing marijuana in Vermont
By Mike Dougherty Gov. Phil Scott signed into law a bill legalizing the recreational use of marijuana, making Vermont the first state to pass a legalization measure through legislation rather than a voter initiative. In a letter notifying the Legislature, Scott expressed […]
Featured, Local News
Senate OKs marijuana legalization amendment
By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger Following spirited debate Friday, April 21, the Senate supported a proposal that would legalize marijuana and create a system to regulate and tax marijuana sales. The proposal, which would set up a system similar to the […]
Letter, Opinion
Legalization: still more questions than answers
Dear Editor, With state and national elections looming, marijuana legalization has taken somewhat of a back seat to the issues of war, terrorism, the shaky economy (Vermont’s and the country’s), huge deficits (ditto), the Brexit, the Zika virus, opiate addiction […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
Marijuana legalization is critical in effort to reduce opiate addiction
By Dave Silberman A recently VPR poll found that 89 percent of Vermonters view opioid and opiate addiction as a “major problem,” and that more than half of us know someone who has been personally affected by this devastating disease. […]
State News
House snuffs out pot legalization, homegrown proposals
By Erin Mansfield, VTDigger.org Proponents of marijuana legalization struck out three times on Tuesday, May 3. The House overwhelmingly defeated a proposal (S.241) from the Senate that would have legalized retail marijuana sales in Vermont by 2018. The House then […]
Op - Ed
The time is now to take action on marijuana regulations
By Gov. Peter Shumlin Last month, the Vermont Senate passed a bill to end the failed War on Drugs policy of marijuana prohibition in Vermont. This was a big step forward for our state. Bringing marijuana out of the shadows […]
Opinion
Youth and marijuana: Colorado’s experience and efforts
By Debby Haskins When recreational marijuana was made legal in Colorado, the governor and other proponents promised that they would keep it out of the hands of youth. It’s the same promise Governor Shumlin and other legalization proponents are now […]
Local News
Senate oks marijuana legalization bill
By Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger Sen. Dick Sears, D-Bennington, reports the marijuana legalization bill before a packed Senate chamber Wednesday, Feb. 24. The bill, S.241, will now go to the House. By Elizabeth Hewitt and Mark Johnson, VTDigger.org The Senate OK’d a […]
State News
Marijuana legalization bill heads to Senate floor
By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger.org After hours of wrangling Monday, Feb. 22, a Senate committee narrowly approved a bill to legalize recreational marijuana — paving the way for the legislation to come up before the full Senate this week. The Senate […]