Matt Simon: Letting marijuana users become law-abiding citizens
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Matt Simon, who is the New England political director for the Marijuana Policy Project. According to a study conducted by the Rand Corp., roughly 80,000 Vermonters...
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Dollars tell only part of story of pot legalization advocacy
The president of the Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police, Jennifer Morrison, calls for postponement of marijuana legalization during the one-day veto session in June. File photo by Elizabeth...
View ArticleScott creates 13-member panel to look at pot legalization
Gov. Phil Scott on Thursday created a commission of 13 members, with additional subcommittee participants, to study marijuana legalization in Vermont. The commission was formed as part of an executive...
View ArticleDean Whitlock: Marijuana panel left some questions hanging
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Dean Whitlock, of Thetford, a freelance writer who has been researching the issues surrounding marijuana legalization for years. A former supporter of legalization,...
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Leahy-led hearing addresses feds’ policies on state-legalized marijuana
With most of Congress consumed in the Syria maelstrom, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., took a brief break Tuesday to chair a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on conflicts between federal and state...
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Law enforcement group to rally support for legalized pot in Vermont
Marijuana smoking. VTD/Josh Larkin Some Vermont law enforcement officers were among the dissenters when the Legislature decriminalized marijuana last spring. But next month, a law enforcement group is...
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This week in the Statehouse: Guns, marijuana and alternative justice
Guns, medical marijuana and alternative justice bills will be prime focuses this week in Montpelier. Full days of testimony on all three subjects will help legislators decide how to proceed with...
View ArticleChiefs of police oppose marijuana legalization, expansion of dispensaries
The state should not legalize marijuana or increase the number of medical marijuana dispensaries, a group representing local police chiefs said. The Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police issued a...
View ArticleMedical marijuana bill passes with legalization study attached
Lawmakers agreed to a medical marijuana dispensary bill that includes a study of legalizing and taxing pot. The Senate on Wednesday voted to concur with House changes to S.247. It now heads to Gov....
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Marijuana advocacy group to hire Vermont organizer
The Marijuana Policy Project is seeking a part-time organizer in Vermont to build support for a push toward legalization. Matt Simon, New England political director for the national marijuana advocacy...
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Marijuana study to focus on use, costs and precedents
A marijuana plant at a Colorado grow operation. Photo by Brent Levin/Creative Commons The Rand Corp. met last week with the Shumlin administration to lay out plans for a study on the impact of...
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Marijuana legalization foes organize for Vermont debate
A marijuana plant at a Colorado grow operation. Photo by Brent Levin/Creative Commons Vermont lawmakers can expect to hear both sides of the debate over the legalization of marijuana when the new...
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Panels air marijuana legalization issues
Editor’s note: This article is by Elizabeth Hewitt, a freelance writer from Warren. A marijuana plant at a Colorado grow operation. Photo by Brent Levin/Creative Commons BURLINGTON — With marijuana...
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Marijuana legalization supporters join forces
Groups that support the legalization of marijuana joined forces Tuesday, saying that decades of prohibiting recreational use of the drug has failed. “Marijuana regulation is about far more than being...
View ArticleMatt Simon: Vermont voters will determine future of marijuana policy
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Matt Simon, who is the New England political director of the Marijuana Policy Project. On Nov. 8, voters in Massachusetts, Maine and three other states will decide...
View ArticleSteve Hawkins: Passing the cannabis bill is a racial justice imperative
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Steve Hawkins, who is executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. I have dedicated my career to racial...
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