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Senate advances cannabis-market bill with packaging, pilot permits and conditional interstate compact authority
Summary
The Senate advanced S.2.78—adjusting purchase and packaging limits, authorizing two pilot permit programs (events and delivery), expanding municipal opt‑in rules, and authorizing the governor to enter interstate compacts if federal law changes; the bill was ordered for third reading after floor amendments.
Senator Rahm Hinsdale, reporting for the Senate Committee on Economic Development, described S.2.78 on March 26 as a package of market and public‑health changes aimed at aligning Vermont’s regulated cannabis market with neighboring states while preserving safety guardrails.
The bill raises the per‑package THC cap from 100 mg to 200 mg and increases the personal purchase and possession limit from one ounce to two ounces; Hinsdale and committee members emphasized that these changes do not alter potency caps for individual product types. The measure also establishes two time‑limited…
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