VERMONT
ADULT USE + MEDICALSALES LIVESTATE REGULATORY PROFILE Β· MEDICAL EST. 2004 Β· ADULT USE EST. 2018
Legal Status
Current program type
ADULT USE + MEDICAL
MEDICAL SINCE 2004
ADULT USE SINCE 2018
Active Bills
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TRACKED IN VT
Latest Action
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Regulatory Framework
Program details
RegulatorCCB
Track & TraceBioTrack7 V.S.A. 881 + CCB Rule 2 (BioTrack) β
Lab AccreditationISO 17025CCB Rule 1 sec 1.8 (ISO/IEC 17025) β
License RenewalAnnual7 V.S.A. 881 + CCB Rule 1 (annual) β
Application Fee$2,500
Retail CapNo cap7 V.S.A. 881 (no cap) β
Apps Currently OpenYes
Tax Rate14%32 V.S.A. 7902 (14% cannabis excise) β
Market TierEmerging
Program Features
Permitted activities
Adult-Use Deliveryβ NO7 V.S.A. 881 (adult-use in-store only) β
Medical Deliveryβ YES7 V.S.A. 971(b)(3) (dispensary patient delivery) β
Consumption Sitesβ NO7 V.S.A. 907 (off-premises consumption only) β
Social Equity Programβ YES7 V.S.A. ch. 39 sec 986 (Cannabis Social Equity Program) β
ACTIVE LEGISLATION IN VERMONT
Bill #TitleStatusLast Action
REGULATORY TIMELINE
LEGALIZATION
REFORM
ENFORCEMENT
PROCEDURAL
OCT 1, 2022LEGALIZATION
Adult-use retail sales begin
Vermontβs first three licensed stores open under the Cannabis Control Board β four years after possession became legal. The market developed a small-cultivator, craft-cannabis identity distinct from larger states.
SOURCE βOCT 2020LEGALIZATION
S.54 authorizes retail; Control Board created
Gov. Phil Scott lets S.54 become law without his signature, finally authorizing a regulated adult-use market and creating the three-member Cannabis Control Board. A companion measure provided for automatic expungement of possession offenses.
JAN 22, 2018LEGALIZATION
First state to legalize via legislature
Gov. Phil Scott signs H.511 (effective July 1, 2018), making Vermont the first state to legalize adult-use possession through the legislature rather than a ballot initiative. The law allowed possession and home grow but explicitly barred commercial sales.
SOURCE β2004LEGALIZATION
Medical cannabis legalized
The legislature passes S.76 (Act 86 framework), establishing the Vermont Marijuana Registry and removing penalties for qualifying patients β enacted without the governorβs signature.
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