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Cannabis Control Board seeks about $630,000 to restore state testing lab; board reports steady tax receipts
Summary
The Vermont Cannabis Control Board told the House Appropriations Committee it needs roughly $630,000 in the BAA after previously authorized lab funds were reverted to the general fund; the board also reported licensing trends, medical‑endorsement growth and excise tax revenue tracking projections.
JAMES PEPPER, chair of the Vermont Cannabis Control Board, and Olga Fitch, the board’s executive director, told the House Appropriations Committee on Jan. 7 that they are requesting roughly $630,000 in one‑time funding in the Budget Adjustment Act to restore funding for a state reference cannabis testing laboratory.
The board said the lab was authorized by Act 158 (2022) and earlier allocations were made under Act 83 (2022) and subsequent budget action, but the board learned the previously appropriated funds were inadvertently reverted to the general fund at the close of fiscal year 2024. Fitch said equipment has been purchased and is boxed and…
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