Vermont Governor Phil Scott has allowed to become law a bill that alters the state’s medical marijuana laws, including doubling the allowed THC content.
Governor Scott chose to neither veto House Bill 270, or sign it into law. With the deadline for the governor to decide now passed, the measure has become law without an executive signature.
Under the new law the maximum amount of THC allowed in packaged marijuana products is increased from 50 mg to 100 mg. The law also alters the number of plants a medical marijuana patient can grow for personal use from a total of nine to a total of 18, six of which can be mature.
In addition, the measure:
- Changes the renewal period to once every five years for all patients except those who qualify for chronic pain, who would still have to renew every year.
- Repeals the Cannabis Control Board Advisory Committee
- Ends the sunset of the Cannabis Control Board in 2024
- Clarifyies what constitutes the advertisement of cannabis product
- Creates a new propagator license, which allows for production of clones or immature cannabis
plants - Expands the qualifying medical conditions that would allow someone to participate in the medical
cannabis program - Changes background check requirements for caregivers and allows caregivers to care for up to 2
people at a time - Changes the renewal period for medical registry cards for people with certain types of qualifying
conditions
The full text of House Bill 270 can be found by clicking here.
