State Attorney General Bill Sorrell made news in September when he predicted that the Vermont Legislature will move to legalize and regulate marijuana in 2016.
Forum at UVM on November 20 (2014) Concerning Ending Marijuana Prohibition in Vermont
In Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and our nation's capital, voters have passed initiatives to end marijuana prohibition. A strong majority of Vermonters also support our state moving to regulate and tax marijuana similarly to alcohol. The Vermont Coalition to Regulate Marijuana and the UVM Young Americans for Liberty invite you to attend an educational forum at 7:30pm on Thursday, November 20, at the Sugar Maple + Summit Ballroom of the Dudley H. Davis Student Center at the University of…
Vermont Seeks Public Input on Marijuana Issue Wednesday, November 12 (2014)
Vermont is studying the potential impacts of marijuana legalization and regulation, and now the state wants to hear from you! This Wednesday, November 12 (2014), the state will hold a public hearing on the issue from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The hearing will be conducted by Vermont Interactive Technologies (VIT), allowing members of the public to testify remotely from sites in Bennington, Brattleboro, Middlebury, Montpelier, Newport, Randolph Center, Springfield, St. Albans, and Williston. Need directions?…
Rand Corporation to Consult on Marijuana Study in Vermont (2014)
Beginning this week, the Rand Corporation will send representatives to Vermont to work with the state’s Secretary of Administration on a study of the effects of taxing and regulating marijuana similarly to alcohol, the Manchester Journal reports. This research was mandated by an amendment to a bill that made several improvements to Vermont’s medical marijuana law. Vermont will be funding the initial part of the study, paying Rand $20,000, with up to $100,000 in private donations coming from the…