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Growers press Vermont senators for direct-sales license and excise-tax fund to help struggling producers
Summary
Growers and industry advocates told the Senate Agriculture committee that limited retail access and market consolidation leave most THC sales outside the regulated market; they proposed a supplemental direct-sales license for small producers and a $1 million annual business development fund from excise revenue.
Growers and industry coalition representatives told the Senate Committee on Agriculture that Vermont's market structure disadvantages small cultivators and manufacturers and contributes to a large unregulated market. Witnesses proposed a supplemental direct-to-consumer sales license for small "tier" producers and recommended dedicating excise-tax revenue to a Cannabis Business Development Fund.
Amy Lembs, who said she is part of the Vermont Growers Association and a CBD topical manufacturer, said many small producers cannot place…
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