“It’ll seem like a miracle:” Vermont Pot Industry Push Gets Messy

Legislation to create a REC industry in Vermont continues to advance, but to pass it needs to address pressure from both the left and right.
Critics say it isn’t progressive enough, the Progressive/Democrat lieutenant governor wants some police provisions removed and no one seems too sure if the Republican governor will sign it.
Vermont legalized REC in 2018, but it's the only fully legal state not to set up a regulatory structure for an industry. Differing versions of a bill to create commercial pot sales—known as S.54—passed the state . . .