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An “Uphill Battle”: Vermont Social Equity License Holders Find Support In Each Other

“Everything that we’re doing, we’re learning for the first time,” Sarah Clark, co-owner ...

Rebecca White 11 Apr 2023
The bud bar, on display at Vermont Bud Barn in Brattleboro. by Meg McIntyre for Heady Vermont.
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At Vermont Bud Barn, ‘Weed is Us’

As I pull into the gravel parking lot off Route 9 in West Brattleboro, the tips ...

Meg McIntyre 15 Dec 2022
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Long Lines, Joyful Vibes Mark First Weekend of Vermont Dispensary Sales

RUTLAND — Strolling up to the end of the line at Mountain Girl Cannabis in Rutland ...

Monica Donovan 3 Oct 2022
Buds filling out at Family Tree Cannabis Co., a licensed grower and manufacturer in northern Vermont, in early September.
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Retail Launch is Coming, But Rollout Will Be Gradual

Next week, the day Vermonters have been waiting for will finally arrive: the official launch ...

Meg McIntyre 22 Sep 2022
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Trailblazers: Euphoria Cannabis on Creating Momentum, Lifting Up Others and Overcoming Hurdles

This article is part of a regular series, Trailblazers, highlighting entrepreneurs entering the legal cannabis ...

Meg McIntyre 13 Jul 2022

Second Annual Juneteenth Celebration in Burlington – Juneteenth: A Love Story

You are invited to The City of Burlington’s Second Annual Juneteenth Celebration! The first ...

Heady Vermont Staff 16 Jun 2022
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Trailblazers: For Kismet Farm, Quality is King

Megan Payne and Shawn Lenihan have “always been people that grew things.” So when the ...

Meg McIntyre 12 May 2022
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For Cannabis Startups in Vermont, Banking Barriers Loom Large

As Vermont cannabis entrepreneurs prepare to apply for licensure in the state’s new legal ...

Meg McIntyre 10 Apr 2022
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Trail Blazers: Meet the Small Businesses Spearheading Vermont’s Cannabis Market

This article is part of a monthly series, Trail Blazers, highlighting entrepreneurs entering the legal ...

Meg McIntyre 24 Feb 2022
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What Will Local Control Look Like in Vermont?

There’s less than a year on the clock until Vermont’s first adult-use cannabis ...

Meg McIntyre 26 Jan 2022
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Rosie’s Confections Takes a Stand Against “Cheap” Chocolate

Take a bite of an inexpensive chocolate bar – the kind of chocolate that American households ...

Cindy Kleh 2 Dec 2021
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As Abenaki Bills Pass, A Look at Where Vermont’s Indigenous Tribes Stand

“For all of us, becoming indigenous to a place means living as if your children’...

Monica Donovan 12 Oct 2020
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Roadside Tests Revisited

Editor’s Note: Like all good April Fools’ jokes, there was some doubt amongst readers ...

Kathryn Blume 1 Apr 2019
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Vermont colleges look to bring cannabis into the classroom

As cannabis moves further into the public eye, Vermont colleges are weighing programs that prepare ...

Evan Johnson 28 Mar 2019
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Energy utilities make efficiency pitch to growers

It used to be growing cannabis in the privacy of your basement would land you ...

Evan Johnson 21 Mar 2019
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Artist Profile: Jennifer Sclafani

While artist Jennifer Sclafani isn’t really a Vermonter, Heady Vermont CEO Monica Donovan met ...

Kathryn Blume 31 Oct 2018
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Heady Vermont Reader Survey

In an effort to best serve the Heady Vermont community of Readers, Members, and Other ...

Heady Vermont Staff 30 Sep 2018
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Editorial: Hemp Fest, Gratitude and the Months Ahead

We’d like to extend a deep and heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined ...

Heady Vermont Staff 18 Sep 2018
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“C” Is For Canine, Cannabis, and CBD: An Interview With Vermont “Passion 4 Paws Rescue” Volunteer Krista Jones

HV: Thanks for talking with us, Krista. Tell us a bit about yourself. KJ: I ...

Rob Williams 28 Aug 2018
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Hands On Hemp – Sterling College Offers A Higher Education In CBD

“This course is dope.” Smiling at her pun, forty-something-year old Lauren (she asked me not ...

Rob Williams 16 Aug 2018