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Senate passes S-278 after amending outdoor cultivator fees and tenant-consumption language
Summary
S-278 (cannabis) was amended on the floor to adjust outdoor cultivation fees (a proposal included a 50% cut contingent on appropriations) and to limit landlords’ ability to prohibit all cannabis consumption in rental units in certain wording; the Senate passed the bill after debate and procedural pauses for committee consultation.
The Vermont Senate completed third reading and passed S-278, a bill adjusting cannabis licensing and related provisions. On the floor, a senator offered an amendment to better align outdoor cultivation fees with productive capacity — proposing a ratio (roughly 1:4) and, in one version, cutting outdoor fees by 50% to avoid penalizing seasonal outdoor farmers.…
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