Op-Ed

Outdoor CBD Hemp cultivated by Farm Fresh Hemp in Essex. Photo by Erin Doble.
Commentary

Commentary: New Hemp Industry Regulations Will Hurt Vermont Hemp Businesses

Thank you for providing the ability to testify before the Vermont Cannabis Control Board regarding ...

Heady Vermont Staff 7 Dec 2022
op-ed

Op-Ed: Vermont’s Cannabis Consumption Law Fails to Protect Communities Historically Impacted by Prohibition

Vermont legalized small amounts of cannabis to grow at home, possess, and consume for adults 21 ...

Vermont Growers Association 5 Dec 2022
op-ed

Op-Ed: House Lawmakers Seek to Prohibit Cannabis Concentrates From the Adult-Use Market

Vermont Growers Association calls on lawmakers to regulate all cannabis concentrates for market viability, public ...

Vermont Growers Association 9 May 2022
editorial

Op-Ed: Post-Headies Gratitude and Honoring the Legacy Market

As I write this from my couch and the warm snuggles of my pup and ...

Monica Donovan 17 Apr 2022
op-ed

Op-Ed: With Just Weeks Left in the Session, Cannabis Reform Legislation Can’t Wait

As the first week of April comes to a close, with only 9 or so weeks ...

Vermont NORML 6 Apr 2022
Contributors

TAKE ACTION: Sign the Petition to Remove THC Caps in Act 164

TAKE ACTION If you have not done so, take a moment now to add your ...

Vermont Growers Association 26 Mar 2022
Contributors

Op-Ed: Vermont Farmers and Small Producers Demand Access to the Emerging Cannabis Market

The first day of adult-use cannabis sales in Vermont is May 1, 2022, just a couple of ...

Vermont Growers Association 9 Mar 2022
op-ed

Fact Check: Weed Dealers Don’t Put Fentanyl in Cannabis

A news story published by WCAX late last night said Brattleboro police are warning Vermonters ...

Monica Donovan 22 Nov 2021
op-ed

Op-Ed: Do What You Love – Embracing a Heady Future

Our last signature in-person event was The Headies, in January of 2020 – just weeks before the ...

Monica Donovan 30 Sep 2021
op-ed

Why The Governor Should Sign S. 54 and S. 234

Cannabis is probably the most politicized plant on Planet Earth. It has repeatedly and consistently ...

Monica Donovan 30 Sep 2020
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culture

Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, scholar, lawyer, judge, and Supreme Court Justice, passed away on Friday, September 18. ...

Monica Donovan 22 Sep 2020
op-ed

Letter to Committee Reps: S.54 Revisions

Note from the Editor: This letter was sent to S.54 Committee of Conference members during ...

Monica Donovan 3 Sep 2020
op-ed

Bryanna Doe Singer: An Open Letter to a Former Friend

By Bryanna Doe Singer This piece was originally published on Medium.com. Bryanna is a ...

Heady Vermont Staff 28 Aug 2020
op-ed

Lessons from Lucy Stone: How the Coalition for Women’s Suffrage Crumbled

I randomly picked up a book out of my friend’s car during a reprieve ...

Monica Donovan 26 Aug 2020
#vtpoli

Dave Silberman: Regulating Cannabis, the Vermont Way

After years of false starts, Vermont’s legislature is finally poised to truly legalize and ...

Heady Vermont Staff 24 Aug 2020
editorial

Op-Ed: The War on Drugs is a War on People of Color

There are no words strong enough to describe the pain and agony we have shared ...

Monica Donovan 11 Jun 2020
op-ed

Op-Ed: Patients Over Profits

I was recently chastised because I wholeheartedly advocate for full panel lab testing over company ...

Jessilyn Dolan 20 May 2020
op-ed

Op-Ed: Vermont Girl Also Has Dravet Syndrome

The Heady Vermont team was deeply saddened to learn of the COVID-19 related death of ...

Heady Vermont Staff 9 Apr 2020
Vermont Marijuana by Christina Lillie
op-ed

Op-Ed: S.54 – Separating Fact from Fiction

Vermonters have made their voices heard loud and clear: they want the Legislature and Governor ...

Dave Silberman 31 Jan 2020
op-ed

Op-Ed: Trouble With Dispensaries

We received an email from a medical cannabis patient who wanted to remain anonymous, but ...

Heady Vermont Staff 29 Jan 2020