Marijuana Possession, Cultivation Now Legal in Vermont
MONTPELIER, VT Legislation permitting adults to legally possess and grow set quantities of cannabis for their own personal use took effect on Sunday, July 1.
VermontjoinsAlaska, California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington in legalizing the adult possession and use of marijuana.
It is the first state to enact legalization via an act of the legislature rather than by the passage of a voter initiative.
The newlaw, which Republican Gov. Phil Scottsignedin January, legalizes the possession of up to one ounce of cannabis, as well as the private cultivation of six marijuana plants (two mature and up to four immature).
Those who cultivate marijuana for their own personal use may possess at home the total quantity of their harvest.
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