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Ways & Means straw‑polls H.321 after Senate removes several house cannabis provisions
Summary
The Ways & Means Committee held a briefing and straw poll on H.321, a comprehensive cannabis bill. Senators removed provisions that would have reallocated excise tax revenue and an attorney position; the committee heard that fiscal impacts are minimal and that the Cannabis Control Board must report on fees and potential allocations by Nov. 15.
The Ways & Means Committee considered H.321, a bill that would revise cannabis licensing, fees and pilot events, and straw‑polled in favor of the bill after staff and fiscal briefings.
Kirby (committee staff) summarized the Senate’s amendments and a proposed amendment that would remove several sections from the House version. Kirby said the Senate added, in section 2(b), a new member to the Vermont Land Access and Opportunity Board (LAOB) appointed by Mike Grant Justice and that several provisions the House had included — notably a plan to reallocate a portion of cannabis excise tax revenue and a proposed attorney position for the Cannabis Control Board — were removed by Senate committee action.
Chris Roop of the Joint Fiscal Office briefed the committee on fiscal impacts and said, "Bottom line up…
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