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Vermont has legalized medical marijuana and was working towards legalizing adult use marijuana, but Governor Phil Scott just said no. The Governor vetoed a bill that had been passed by the legislation. While the anti-marijuana forces are cheering, the pro-legalization forces are saying it's...

The governor of Vermont vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have legalized marijuana within the Green Mountain state. Gov. Phil Scott, a first-time Republican, told reporters Wednesday that he's rejecting a bill that would've made Vermont the ninth state in the nation with legal marijuana...

The clock is ticking on a big choice from Vermont Governor Phil Scott who must decide by mid-week if recreational marijuana should be legal in his state. Scott is now weighing whether to sign or veto a bill by the end of the day Wednesday that would legalize possession by adults 21-and-up of...

Today, S. 22, a bill to legalize cannabis in Vermont for adults over 21, landed on Republican Governor Phil Scott's desk — potentially making the state the first in the country to legalize marijuana through the legislative process, and not a ballot initiative. The bill has already been approved...

Vermont’s Legislature become the first in the nation Wednesday to approve a recreational marijuana legalization bill. Vermont's bill, which would legalize small amounts of marijuana possession in 2018 and anticipate the possibility of a taxed and regulated legal marijuana market, was approved...

Vermont lawmakers have approved a modest expansion to the state's medical marijuana program, giving people access to the drug for a wider range of diseases and allowing more dispensary locations. The House gave the bill preliminary approval on a voice vote Monday. The Senate has already...

More than 100 people serving jail time for marijuana convictions in Vermont received a pardon from the governor Tuesday in one of his final acts in office. Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin, a Democrat, pardoned 192 individuals convicted on marijuana charges after receiving 450 requests before...

Burlington, Vt. - A Vermont company is cooking up canine treats with cannabis. Reilly's HempVet is a supplements startup aimed at helping man's best friend deal with everything from joint pain to anxiety. Your pooch does not need a medical marijuana card to get it, though, as the product is...

Over the past two years a number of new marijuana-related businesses have registered in Vermont. The companies have formed in anticipation of pot legalization. Pot advocates are once again bullish about the prospects for a new law creating a regulated marijuana industry for adult...

As the dust settles on the results of the 2016 general election, two New England states are en route to establishing legalized, regulated marijuana systems. Massachusetts and Maine are among four states across the country where voters approved ballot initiatives to legalize recreational pot...

You can be sure Vermont lawmakers will continue their debate on marijuana come January. "Whether or not it should be legalized, as well as medical marijuana and if it should expand or not," says Sen. Dick Sears, (D) Bennington. But there's also the question of what happens if neighboring...

Montpelier, VT. Democratic Gov. Peter Shumlin has signed into law a bill expanding the medical conditions that can allow a Vermont patient to be prescribed marijuana for treatment of symptoms. Added to the list are patients with chronic pain, glaucoma and those in hospice care. Marijuana had...

Over the past four years, marijuana legalization has come to the United States at a relatively fast pace, thanks to overwhelming support for it among young adults. But up until now, change has mostly come from the voters -- sometimes in spite of lawmakers' wishes. That balance could be shifting...

Vermont is on its way to being the next state to legalize recreational marijuana after Vermont's senate voted to move forward with a bill on the subject. Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin announced in his state of the state address that he would call for the legislature to develop a bill which...

I believe, as a community, we need the alternative that legal cannabis can provide. I have worked firsthand, as a licensed clinical social worker in Barre, with individuals in the grips of heroin addiction, some whose addiction began with prescription pain medication. I have seen the...

Vermont, the tiny state with big ambitions and maybe a slightly smudged lens through which it views personal freedom, is seeking to do something that has never been done before: legalize cannabis through the legislative process rather than at the ballot box. By now, everyone not living in...

In response to parents who have asked the judiciary committee of the Vermont Senate to help them access certain cannabis-based therapies for their children, committee chair Sen. Dick Sears, D-Bennington County, said language aimed at easing access to the supplements is now being drafted. The...

As one of Vermont's approximately 2,500 official medical marijuana patients, Robert Gwynn is excited his state lawmakers are considering legalizing cannabis. Born with neurofibromatosis type 1, a tumor disorder that has left him with debilitating nerve pain, limited appetite and ongoing fatigue...

Vermont State Senator Dick Sears will be traveling around the State on Monday to get feedback about the State's marijuana legalization. The State Senator will be at the Bennington Fire Facility on River Street from 1 — 2:30 p.m. to meet with anyone who wishes to speak with him. He'll then make...

Vermont State Senator Dick Sears will be traveling around the State on Monday to get feedback about the State's marijuana legalization. The State Senator will be at the Bennington Fire Facility on River Street from 1 — 2:30 p.m. to meet with anyone who wishes to speak with him. He'll then make...