Vermont Senate Approves Bill to Regulate #Marijuana
for Adult Use and Eliminate Penalties for Home Cultivation
Statement
below from Matt Simon of the Marijuana Policy Project
MONTPELIER,
Vt. - April 21, 2017 (Investorideas.com Newswire) The Vermont Senate approved a
bill on Friday that would regulate the production and sale of marijuana and
eliminate penalties for personal possession and cultivation by adults 21 and
older.
The
Senate amended H. 167, an unrelated House-approved bill, to replace it with a
revised version of a marijuana regulation bill that passed last year in the
Senate and failed in the House. The Senate also amended H. 167 to include the
same home cultivation provision that is included in H. 170, a bill that has
been making its way through the House. H. 170 would eliminate Vermont's civil
penalty for possessing one ounce or less of marijuana and remove penalties for
possession of up to two mature marijuana plants and up to four immature plants.
The Senate proposal would allow unlimited small-scale cultivation licenses for
producers no larger than 500 sq feet. The marijuana regulation bill that failed
in the House last year, S. 241, did not include a home cultivation provision.
The
Senate-amended version of H. 167 will receive one final vote before being sent
back to the House for consideration.
Most
Vermont voters are in favor of the policy changes proposed in H. 167 and H.
170, according to a survey conducted March 20-21 by Public Policy Polling.
Fifty-seven percent support allowing adults 21 and older to possess and grow
limited amounts of marijuana, and 54% support regulating and taxing marijuana
similarly to alcohol. The results are available at https://www.mpp.org/VTpoll.
Statement
from Matt Simon, New England political director for the Marijuana Policy
Project:
"Most
Vermonters think marijuana should be made legal for adults, and they're looking
to lawmakers to come up with a plan. We applaud the Senate for approving a thoughtful
alternative to marijuana prohibition that would account for public health and
improve public safety. We would love to see the House step up and join the
Senate in supporting this sensible reform. If the House isn't willing to
support the Senate's proposal, it at least needs to support its own Judiciary
Committee's plan and pass H. 170."
The
Vermont Coalition to Regulate Marijuana is a broad coalition of citizens,
organizations, and businesses working to end marijuana prohibition in Vermont
and replace it with a system in which marijuana is regulated and taxed. For
more information, visit http://www.RegulateVermont.org.
Contact
Matt
Simon
603-391-7450, msimon@mpp.org
603-391-7450, msimon@mpp.org
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