The Vermont House on the floor concurred in the Senate's proposal of amendment to House Bill 321, a miscellaneous cannabis bill, and adopted a further House amendment that removes several proposed new license types and related provisions.

House members and committee reporters described H.321 as largely housekeeping with targeted changes requested by the Cannabis Control Board (CCB) and other stakeholders. The House amendment the chamber adopted strikes four discrete sections that would have established a trim-and-harvest service license, a new license-making regime for ownership or location changes, and other related fees and terms; the changes were removed in part because the House's Government Operations committee concluded the CCB lacks sufficient in-house legal capacity to implement some of the new licensing and enforcement duties without additional counsel.

One provision that remained under discussion on the floor is a pilot authorizing an adults-only cannabis "farmers market" that would allow a qualified retailer, working with a minimum of three small cultivators or manufacturers, to host limited events where licensed products could be sold under the retailer's oversight. The pilot would permit up to five events in total statewide per the text discussed on the floor, require municipal opt-in approval prior to applying to the CCB, and require profit-sharing agreements and on-site retailer oversight. The CCB would retain authority to add conditions or terminate the pilot. On the floor, one member said the provision requires more time and scrutiny and announced opposition to the bill because of that provision.

Other floor-reported changes and discussions included: clarifying that intoxicating hemp products are treated as cannabis under CCB rules, an authorization for the CCB to use third-party background-check companies if FBI checks are denied, adjustments to temporary employee card requirements, and a CCB-directed evaluation of its fee schedule and potential excise-tax allocations to business development programs.

Committees reported broadly favorable straw-poll results on the bill and the floor amendment. The House voted to concur in the Senate proposal with the further House changes and the action was recorded on the floor as passed.

Speakers who presented and questioned the measure on the floor included the Member from Bergens (floor reporter), Representative Birong (member offering the further House amendment), and committee representatives from Appropriations and Ways and Means who summarized fiscal impacts.