In an incredibly hasty manner, Peter Shumlin, Governor of Vermont, changed from merely stating that he was indecisive on whether or not support to legalize the recreational marijuana industry in 2016 to asking lawmakers to come together and form a bill that would end prohibition for the crop. As he was giving his annual State of the State address this Thursday, Shumlin told lawmakers to begin seriously considering how to put together a proposal to tax and manage cannabis. He also highlighted that 80,000 residents in Vermont used marijuana last year, which was a great contribution to the black market.
“That’s why I will work with you to craft the right bill that thoughtfully and carefully eliminates the era of prohibition that is currently failing us so miserably,” stated Shumlin. “I believe we have the capacity to take this next step and get marijuana legalization done right the Vermont way. Let’s do it together.”
Sketching out five key focuses, Shumlin said the right bill ought to keep cannabis out of the hands of minors; keep taxes sufficiently small to draw individuals out of the underground market; reserve rehabilitation programs; devise more grounded laws against driving while impaired; and prohibit the offer of pot edibles until the state has an opportunity to direct more research with an end goal to establish the appropriate regulations to these sorts of items.
Representative Shumlin’s prerequisites are like a proposition drafted during the summer by Senator Jeanette White. Not long ago, White reported that her proposition – Senate Bill 241 – had been submitted to the state governing body with expectations of sanctioning recreational cannabis in 2016. The bill looks to authorize the development, ownership, and selling of pot for grown-ups 21 or older, however not at all like comparable measures presented all through the country, it accompanies a provision that would permit the state to set up various marijuana lounges all through the state
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