Vermont

A proposal to convert a former diner into a marijuana dispensary has been snuffed out by voters. Residents took to the polls Tuesday and narrowly rejected an option to allow retail cannabis in town by a vote of 137 to 135. The result puts a risk a plan by Chelsea resident Sean Trombly to turn Sandy

The state panel that regulates Vermont’s cannabis industry voted Wednesday to temporarily stop accepting applications for new retail licenses, a move that comes amid growing concerns the market has become oversaturated in some cities and towns. The decision, which is set to take effect Oct. 25

In 2018 the number medical licenses were well over 5,000 across the state. That number has been nearly cut in half today. As the budding industry of retail cannabis continues to grow in Vermont, medical marijuana dispensaries have reported a decline. In 2018, the number of medical licenses was well

Vermont Cannabis Control Board Urges Lawmakers to Eliminate Potency Caps. The Vermont Cannabis Control Board is asking lawmakers to eliminate caps on the potency of certain marijuana products from state law — a move officials said could keep more users in the legal market but that faces opposition

Cannabis dispensaries are continuing to pop up on street corners across Vermont, with some areas like Chittenden County already hosting at least 10 stores. What effect does that have on Vermont students? We visited schools having conversations about cannabis and how they are navigating the new

Recreational cannabis has been legal for retail sale in Vermont for almost a year, but the work to finetune many of the regulations around the new industry continue. One of the restrictions that consumers and businesses alike are still challenging are THC caps. Geoffrey Pizzutillo, executive

Vermont's cannabis marketplace is about to mark its first year in operation. Retail sales for the current fiscal year are projected to top $100 million, generating more than $20 million in new state revenue. At the beginning of last October, the Vermont Cannabis Control Board licensed a handful of

Since recreational cannabis was legalized in Vermont, the state has issued 1,123 employee licenses. "Employee IDs are required to work in any type of cannabis establishment, not just retail," said James Pepper, chairman of the Vermont Cannabis Control Board. "The number of issued cards does not

The Cannabis Retailers Association of Vermont, and others plan to help raise funds for flooded cannabis businesses. “Historic” flooding in Vermont is causing an unprecedented number of landslides in the state, impacting businesses including those in the cannabis industry. After Vermont cannabis

Cannabis is a *budding* industry in the Green Mountain State, bringing in just under $10 million in new revenue to the state so far. Nearly a year in, there are 59 dispensaries in the state and more than 500 other businesses ranging from cultivators, testing labs, manufacturers, and wholesalers.

'Fool's errand for most': Why Vermont hemp farmers label state program 'complete failure'. HARDWICK ― Once upon a time − in 2018 - hemp was going to save Vermont dairy farmers from the vagaries of supply and demand for milk, and the resulting hardship and economic depravation, by providing a

Industry associations are working to assess losses up and down the supply chain to help them make their case to state legislators for additional aid. After floods devastated Montpelier and much of the state last week, Lauren Andrews, owner of Capital Cannabis on Main Street, spent most of her days