Vermont dispensaries to begin selling recreational marijuana - CNBC

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Vermont dispensaries are set to begin selling marijuana for recreational use, though only three will be ready to do so on opening weekend.
As happened with the rollout of recreational marijuana sales in other states and in Canada, Vermont's inaugural weekend will be "more of a soft opening," as more product manufacturers and testing facilities come online and as more people harvest the plant, said James Pepper, chair of the state Cannabis Control Board.
, have legalized the use of recreational marijuana, but sales haven't started there yet.
Vermont's Cannabis Control Board prioritized review and waived licensing fees for social equity applicants.
The Cannabis Control Board was tasked with simultaneously forming regulations and reviewing applicants, and many growers anticipated that they would get licensed in May but didn't, said Bernardo Antonio, education director for the Vermont Growers Association, a trade group.
Olin Schumacher, co-owner of Vermont Pure CBD in Shoreham, VT, shows the hemp that they grown on their farm and extract CBD oil from at the National Cannabis Industry Association's Seed to Sale convention at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston on Feb.
FLORA Cannabis in Middlebury, Mountain Girl Cannabis in Rutland and CeresMED in Burlington will all open on Saturday.

Vermont dispensaries to begin selling recreational marijuana - CNBC

Olin Schumacher, co-owner of Vermont Pure CBD in Shoreham, VT, shows the hemp that they grown on their farm and extract CBD oil from at the National Cannabis Industry Association's Seed to Sale convention at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston on Feb. 13, 2019. Vermont dispensaries are set to begin selling marijuana for recreational use, though only three will be ready to do so on opening weekend. FLORA Cannabis in Middlebury, Mountain Girl Cannabis in Rutland and CeresMED in Burlington will all open on Saturday. A fourth business has been licensed to sell recreational pot but isn't ready to do so yet. As happened with the rollout of recreational marijuana sales in other states and in Canada, Vermont's inaugural weekend will be "more of a soft opening," as more product manufacturers and testing facilities come online and as more people harvest the plant, said James Pepper, chair of the state Cannabis Control Board. Vermont will join 14 other states with legal adult-use cannabis sales, according to the Marijuana Policy Project. Four other states — Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Virginia — and Washington, D.C., have legalized the use of recreational marijuana, but sales haven't started there yet. Vermont's Cannabis Control Board prioritized review and waived licensing fees for social equity applicants. Such applicants are Black or Hispanic, or from communities that historically have been disproportionately affected by cannabis being outlawed or who have been or had a family member who has been incarcerated for a cannabis-related offense. More than 30 social equity applicants, mostly growers, have been approved, with Mountain Girl Cannabis, owned by Ana and Josh MacDuff, being the first such retailer. "For us it was really important to be first in Vermont, or one of the first," said Ana MacDuff, who is Hispanic. The Vermont stores say they anticipate having enough supply, but some growers have been frustrated by the timeline. The Cannabis Control Board was tasked with simultaneously forming regulations and reviewing applicants, and many growers anticipated that they would get licensed in May but didn't, said Bernardo Antonio, education director for the Vermont Growers Association, a trade group. "Outdoor cultivators for this year have gone all year waiting for licenses with the question of whether they should plant or not because they're trying to make this their business and they can't really go 16 months without earning," he said. "So right now, there's a lot of outdoor cultivators still waiting for licensing. I mean the season's over for them." Pepper said he understands the frustration. But he said the board has accomplished a lot and couldn't have done more given the relatively short amount of time it has been around and its small initial staff size. "What we're focused on at the board is consumer safety and public safety, and honestly, a slow rollout is not the worst thing in the world," Pepper said. "I mean in five years, no one's gonna care. But they will care if there's a rash of burglaries or if there was a product that was making people sick."
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