Vermont Cannabis News

Vermont regulators recently fined a licensed cultivator $20,000 for product diversion and other violations after he posted a video of himself on Instagram delivering cannabis products to an unlicensed New York City dispensary.

Vermont cannabis retailers sold about $5.7 million worth of cannabis products in January.

Multiple physicians’ organizations in Vermont are urging lawmakers to maintain THC potency caps in state-legal cannabis products — currently, flower products are capped at 30% THC potency and there is a 60% max potency for concentrates.

The Vermont Cannabis Control Board is recommending the state drop THC potency caps for cannabis concentrates, arguing the limits will create a black market monopoly and lead cannabis companies to dilute their products with potentially dangerous filler.

Adult-use cannabis sales launched in Vermont over the weekend; at least 70 Vermont municipalities have opted to allow retail cannabis sales.

Vermont regulators issued the state’s first retail licenses for adult-use cannabis shops this week ahead of an October 1 deadline.

The CEO of Vermont State Credit Union clarified that the institution’s recently announced pause on cannabis business account applications will be temporary.

The Vermont State Employees Credit Union will no longer accept new cannabis business accounts due to the sudden uptick in applications as the state prepares to open retail cannabis sales on October 1.

Vermont’s hemp program will be operated by the USDA beginning January 1, 2023, but regulatory oversight for hemp testing and hemp-infused products will remain under the purview of the Vermont Cannabis Control Board.

The Vermont House has passed a bill aimed at capping the potency of cannabis concentrates at 60% THC.

A Vermont bill would expand the list of crimes eligible for expungement, including low-level drug crimes and misdemeanor convictions but excluding violent crimes.

Vermont retail cannabis sales were approved by voters in a majority of the state’s municipalities.

Vermont’s House Judiciary Committee is reviewing three different drug reform bills that range from personal use decriminalization to substance abuse disorder treatment.

The Vermont Cannabis Control Board will not be including all of the cannabis label health warnings recommended by the Vermont Medical Society.

The Vermont Medical Society is calling for a 15% THC limit on adult-use cannabis products, citing studies that suggest THC-rich cannabis is associated with an increase in “emergency department psychiatric visits” and “mental health disorders including psychosis.”

Black people in Vermont are 14 times more likely to be defendants in felony drug cases than white people despite national data showing that Black people and white people use and sell drugs at similar rates.

SLANG Worldwide is set to acquire Vermont medical cannabis company HI-FI in a $25 million deal.

The Vermont Cannabis Control Board said it will prioritize social equity opportunities in the state’s upcoming adult-use cannabis market.

Vermont regulators have officially categorized hemp-based Delta-8 THC products as illegal under state law.

Nearly two-dozen towns and other jurisdictions in Vermont have approved adult-use cannabis retail operations in recent town meetings.

Will Read is the founder and president of CannaPlanners, a Vermont-based web design and marketing company that specializes in the needs of the cannabis industry.

Tim Fair is the founder of Vermont Cannabis Solutions and an attorney who advises hemp and cannabis businesses in Vermont and defends individuals accused of cannabis-related crimes.

Vermont is the 11th state to establish a legal cannabis marketplace after Gov. Phil Scott announced he would allow the tax-and-regulate bill to pass into law without his signature.

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott says he’s facing pressure to veto the legislation recently approved to establish an adult-use cannabis market in the state.