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Cannabis and Hemp Products To Be Exempted From 92% Wholesale Vape Tax
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Vermont Lawmakers File Bills To Legalize Psychedelics, Decriminalize Drug Possession
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Vermont News Roundup: Bethel Voters OK Pot Retailers; New Dispo in St. Albans; Debate Over THC Caps
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Press Release: National Dispensary Franchise Unity Rd. Signs Agreement for Vermont Shop
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Artist Profile: Liza Phillip on Radical Inclusion and Creativity
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Vermont Cannabis Retailers Create Trade Group
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Brattleboro Savings & Loan to Close All Cannabis Banking Accounts
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Press Release: Brattleboro Savings & Loan Exiting Cannabis Banking
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Eight Black-Owned Businesses to Support in Vermont
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Licensing Update: 14 Licensing Applications Approved, 6 of Them Retail, Outdoor/Mixed Cultivation Window to Close in April
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Vermont Retail Cannabis Revenue Nearly $6 Million in January
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Vermont Cannabis Control Board Seeks Info On Alleged Ties Between Abramovich, Curaleaf
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Scott Sparks Connects Vermonters to Local Cannabis – and Evidence-Based Education From UVM PACE
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SLANG Worldwide Issues 100mil Additional Shares to Former HiFi Stakeholders, Noting “Better Than Anticipated” Vermont Rec Sales
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Consumer Protection Warning: Holland Cannabis Flower
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In Industry First, Vermont’s Control Board Halts Sale of Tainted Cannabis
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Licensing Update: 23 New Applications Approved, 2022 Revenue Surpassed $6M, Review of Social Equity Report
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Vermont Cannabis Retail Sales Surpassed $6 Million in 2022
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How to Get High — And Get Shit Done
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Trailblazers: Ellen Brown’s Green Path From Trimmer to Cannabis Educator
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Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Kick Off in Connecticut
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Edibles 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Cannabis Edibles
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New York Adult Use Cannabis Sales Begin
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Vermont Cannabis Regulators Recommend Dropping THC Caps on Concentrates
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Licensing Update: Nine New Licenses Issued, Draft Report on Hemp Regulations Reviewed
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Vermont Cannabis Retail Sales Totaled $2.6 Million in October
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Licensing Update: Nine New Licenses Issued, Board Reviews Draft Report on Solid Concentrates
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Cannabis Control Board Announces Tracking Partnership, Public Transparency Project
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New Regulation Looms Over Vermont Hemp-Derived Products
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Licensing Update: Eight Licenses Issued, General Counsel Set to Depart Board
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Commentary: New Hemp Industry Regulations Will Hurt Vermont Hemp Businesses
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Op-Ed: Vermont’s Cannabis Consumption Law Fails to Protect Communities Historically Impacted by Prohibition
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Taxed at 92%, Vapes Carry High Price Tag For Both Industry and Consumer
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Licensing Update: Board Issues Eight New Licenses, Proposes Rule Changes
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Licensing Update: 5 Retail, 1 Integrated License Among 14 Approved by Board Today
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Control Board: Hemp-Derived Products Containing 1mg Or More THC Must Be Regulated
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Heady Vermont Celebrates Five Years of the Annual Veterans Day Giveaway on Sunday, November 20
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Roll Up: New Retailers Open in VT, Trulieve CEO Arrives in Mass Amid Union Push, Descheduling > Rescheduling
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Licensing Update: Control Board Issues Nine New Licenses Including Four Retailers
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Licensing Update: Control Board Issues Seven New Licenses, Including Four Retailers
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Roll Up: Biden Announces Major Cannabis Reforms ⛓
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Strain Review: Mike Larry x Gas Runtz by Midnight Farm
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Roll Up: Burlington Panel OKs Pot Retailers, NY Approves Medical Homegrow, Thai Lawmakers Withdraw Bill to Regulate Cannabis
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Licensing Update: Seven New Licenses Issued By Control Board
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As State’s First Retailers Are Licensed, Heady Vermont Launches App and Extends Cannabis Celebration
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Control Board Approves First Vermont Cannabis Retail Licenses
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Licensing Update: Five New Cultivator Licenses Issued in Relatively Slow Week, As October Start Date Approaches
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Licensing Update: A Record 63 Cannabis Licenses Issued; Over 200 Now Licensed As Control Board Readies for Fall
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VSECU Pause Limits Already Slim Cannabis Banking Options
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Licensing Update: Board Issues 19 New Cultivator Licenses, Bringing Total Issued Vermont Cannabis Licenses to Nearly 150
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Vermont’s Primary Election Season Heats Up – How You Can Vote and Who’s Running
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VT News Roundup: 100 Licenses Issued, Licensing Map, Hemp Program Ending, Newfane Weighs Retail, Free Cannabis Classes
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Senate Leadership Introduces Legislation to End Federal Cannabis Prohibition
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Vermont’s new MagicStone Launches With a Breakthrough Cannabis Instrument
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Vermont Cannabis Control Board Reaches Milestone – Over 100 Licenses Now Approved, 24 in Today’s Meeting
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News Roll Up: VT Abandons Hemp Program, US Senators Raise Heat on Biden, ‘Smoke and Poke’ Dating Site
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Cannabis in Vermont – What’s Legal and What’s Not?
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VT Agency of Agriculture: Vermont Hemp Production Plan Will End On December 31
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Licensing Update: Nine New Licenses Awarded, Applications for Manufacturing and Wholesale Now Open
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Forget Diet Weed, THCV Is a Rockstar Compound For Other Reasons
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Trailblazers: Red Clover Analytics Prides Itself on ‘A Better Standard’ of Testing
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Control Board Brings On Agency of Ag’s Cary Giguere as Head of Compliance
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Licensing Update: Twelve New Licenses Issued, Next Application Window Opens July 1
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News Roll Up: Eliminating Plastic From the Industry, Curaleaf Targets Unionized Employees, SAFE Banking Act Rejected
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Strain Review: Passenger Pigeon by Clover Hill Cannabis
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Licensing Update: Thirteen New Licenses Issued, Packaging Waivers and More in Today’s Meeting
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In Race to Launch Adult-Use Market, Medical Patients and Caregivers Feel Stuck on Sidelines
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Licensing Update: Eight More Licenses Issued by Control Board, Legacy Market and Backlog Addressed
MONTEPLIER — Today, the Vermont Cannabis Control Board met to discuss licensing and provide the public ...
How Cannabis Use Can Impact Divorce Proceedings
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Licensing Update: Control Board Issues Eight New Licenses, Including General Priority Statuses
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After Heated Debate, VT Lawmakers Send S.188 – With Concentrate Potency Caps – to Gov’s Desk
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How to Judge Cannabis Flower Like a Pro
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Vermont Hempicurean Looks to the Future With Brattleboro Expansion, Vermont Bud Barn
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Vermont Has the 5th-Highest Black Homeownership Gap Among All States
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Terpene Tuesday: Pinene
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Terpene Tuesday: Valencene
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How to Make Buds Grow Faster and Harvest Cannabis Earlier Outdoors
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Two Vermont Dispensaries Acquired by Canadian Company SLANG in $25 Million Merger
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What is a Budtender?
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Penalties for Possession, Sale and Cultivation of Cannabis in Vermont
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The terpene borneol, though not found in large amounts in cannabis, nonetheless has an important ...
Terpene Tuesday: Linalool
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Terpene Tuesday: Humulene
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Terpene Tuesday: Caryophyllene
The terpene caryophyllene is present in many herbs and spices, including black pepper, basil, and ...
Terpene Tuesday: Limonene
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Terpene Tuesday: Myrcene
Myrcene, one of the most abundant terpenes in cannabis, is known for its pleasant pine ...
Growing Your Own 101: Cannabis Harvest, Drying, Trimming, Curing and Storage
From figuring out when you’re ready for cannabis harvest to trimming ahead to save ...
Classic Cannabutter
Cannabutter is the basis for a world of infused goodies, from pot cookies to weed ...
THCA and THC: What’s the Difference?
THCA, or tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, is a cannabis compound that is beginning to demonstrate immense therapeutic ...
Ag leaders hanging hopes on hemp
Editor’s Note: Since this piece was published, the U.S. House Of Representatives also ...
The Elevated Agriculturalist: Harvesting Cannabis How-To
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The Great Decarb Debate
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HIGH ON HISTORY: Harry Anslinger, The Racist Architect of the War on Drugs
If you’ve done some reading on the history of drug policy in the United ...