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Committee hears HB 198 to legalize possession of up to 2 ounces for adults
Summary
HB 198 would legalize simple possession of up to 2 ounces of cannabis for adults 21 and older while leaving sale and licensing to a later process. Supporters framed it as a narrow, pragmatic step to stop arresting adults for possession; witnesses urged clarification of public-smoking rules and juvenile penalties.
Concord — The Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee reviewed HB 198, a measure to legalize adult possession of up to 2 ounces of cannabis while maintaining prohibitions on sale, public smoking and impaired driving.
Representative Sullivan, sponsor, said the bill is intended to remove criminal penalties for simple possession by adults 21 and older without immediately creating a retail regulatory system. "The goal of this is simply to legalize this and allow for, reasonable quantities of possession which is 2 ounces," Sullivan said. He noted Vermont…
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