MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont lawmakers are looking at possible changes to the state cannabis laws.
House Bill 612 would affect the public and medical markets. It includes redefining certain hemp products as cannabis depending on their intoxicating properties and changing the requirement for patients on the medical cannabis registry to renew every five years instead of every three years. The bill also proposes eliminating the THC cap on cannabis flower and concentrates to make more potent products available
State regulators say the purpose of having a taxed and regulated system is to offer consumers a choice between the illicit market and a regulated product. “Of course, the regulated product is going to be tested — free from harmful contaminants and pesticides. It’s going to have an accurate label and there can be an exchange of information at the point of sale,” said James Pepper, the chair of the Cannabis Control Board.
Another part of the bill looks at strengthing the rules of hemp-derived products that are illegal, including products like delta eight.
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