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Appropriations panel hears plan to add roughly $1 million to statewide substance misuse prevention from cannabis tax revenues
Summary
The Department of Health told the Senate Appropriations Committee it seeks to increase funding for substance misuse prevention after a larger-than-expected year-end transfer into the cannabis regulation fund and described statutory requirements tying 30% of that fund to prevention activities.
The Vermont Department of Health asked the Senate Appropriations Committee on Jan. 21 to increase the substance misuse prevention appropriation by about $1 million, drawing on the statutory allocation of cannabis tax revenue for prevention activities.
"Under the current law, 30% of the year end balance in the cannabis regulation fund is allocated for substance misuse…
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