Title 07, Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco

§ 845. Cannabis Regulation Fund (a) There is established the Cannabis Regulation Fund, which shall be managed in accordance with 32 V.S.A. chapter 7, subchapter 5. The Fund shall be maintained by the Cannabis Control Board. (b) The Fund shall be composed of: (1) all State applica…

§ 846. Fees; authority (a) Authority. The Board shall have the authority to charge and collect State and local license fees as provided under this chapter and chapters 33, 35, and 37 of this title. State and local license fees shall be due and payable at the time of application o…

§ 847. Appeals (a)(1) A party aggrieved by a final decision of the Board may, within 30 days of the decision, appeal that decision by filing a notice of appeal with the Executive Director who shall assign the case to an appellate officer. (2)(A) The review shall be conducted on t…

§ 851. Findings; purpose (a) Findings. The General Assembly finds that the federal legal status of most hemp products will be contingent upon an amendment to 7 U.S.C. § 1639o, to take effect in November 2026, pursuant to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Bra…

§ 852. Definitions As used in this subchapter: (1)(A) “Grow” means: (i) planting, cultivating, harvesting, or drying of hemp; and (ii) selling, storing, and transporting of hemp grown by a grower. (B) “Grow” also means to produce. (2) “Grower” means a person who is registered wit…

§ 853. Hemp; an agricultural product (a) Hemp is an agricultural product that may be grown as a crop produced, possessed, marketed, and commercially traded in Vermont pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and administrative rules of the Cannabis Control Board. (b) The cultiv…

§ 854. Hemp registration and licensure (a) Producers. All persons engaged in the production of hemp shall register with the Board as growers and shall provide their location, the nature of their activities, and evidence that those activities conform to the requirements of federal…

§ 855. Rulemaking authority (a) The Board may adopt rules to provide for the implementation of this subchapter, which may include rules to: (1) require hemp to be tested during growth for tetrahydrocannabinol levels; (2) authorize or specify the method or methods of testing hemp,…

§ 856. Test results; enforcement (a) When notified that hemp, a hemp product, or a hemp-infused product has a tetrahydrocannabinol concentration exceeding the applicable federally defined tetrahydrocannabinol concentration level of hemp, the person licensed or registered with the…

§ 857. Administrative penalties (a) The Board may assess violations and administrative penalties against persons licensed or registered pursuant to this subchapter, as well as persons required to be licensed or registered pursuant to this subchapter who fail to obtain or maintain…

§ 858. Fees (a) The following fees shall apply to each license or registration application or each annual license or registration renewal under this subchapter: (1) Producer: $50.00. (2) Processor: $500.00. (3) Product: $75.00. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, …

§ 861. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Advertise” means the publication or dissemination of an advertisement. (2) “Advertisement” means any written or verbal statement, illustration, or depiction that would reasonably have the effect of inducing sales of cannabis or can…

§ 862a. Synthetic and hemp-derived cannabinoids The Board shall have the authority to regulate synthetic cannabinoids and hemp-derived cannabinoids, including delta-8 and delta-10 tetrahydrocannabinol. (Added 2021, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. May 31, 2022.)

§ 863. Regulation by local government (a)(1) Prior to a cannabis retailer operating within a municipality, the municipality shall affirmatively permit the operation of such cannabis establishment by majority vote of those present and voting by Australian ballot at an annual or sp…

§ 864. Advertising (a) “Advertise” and “advertisement” have the same meaning as in section 861 of this title. (b) A cannabis establishment advertisement shall not contain any statement or illustration that: (1) is deceptive, false, or misleading; (2) promotes overconsumption; (3)…

§ 865. Education (a) A licensee shall complete an enforcement seminar every three years conducted by the Board. A license shall not be renewed unless the records of the Board show that the licensee has complied with the terms of this subsection. (b) A licensee shall ensure that e…

§ 866. Youth (a) A cannabis establishment licensed pursuant to this chapter shall not dispense or sell cannabis to a person under 21 years of age or employ a person under 21 years of age. The Board may assess civil penalties against or suspend or revoke the license of a cannabis …

§ 867. Standard symbol for cannabis The Board shall create a standard symbol that shall be used on all cannabis and cannabis products sold by a licensed cannabis retailer to indicate that the contents of a package contain cannabis. (Added 2019, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. Oct…

§ 868. Prohibited products (a) Except as provided in section 907 of this title relating to a retailer with a medical endorsement, the following are prohibited products and may not be cultivated, produced, or sold pursuant to a license issued under this chapter: (1) cannabis flowe…

§ 869. Cultivation of cannabis; environmental and land use standards; regulation of cultivation (a) A cannabis establishment shall not be regulated as “farming” under the Required Agricultural Practices, 6 V.S.A. chapter 215, or other State law, and cannabis produced from cultiva…

§ 881. Rulemaking; cannabis establishments (a) The Board shall adopt rules to implement and administer this chapter in accordance with subdivisions (1)–(8) of this subsection. (1) Rules concerning any cannabis establishment shall include: (A) the form and content of license and r…

§ 882. Suspension and revocation of licenses; civil penalties (a) The Board shall have the authority to suspend or revoke a cannabis establishment license for violations of this chapter in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. (b) The Board shall have authority …

§ 883. Criminal background record checks; applicants (a) The Board shall obtain from the Vermont Crime Information Center a copy of a fingerprint-based Vermont criminal history records, out-of-state criminal history records, and criminal history records from the Federal Bureau of…

§ 884. Cannabis establishment identification card (a) Every owner, principal, and employee of a cannabis establishment shall obtain an identification card issued by the Board. A person may apply for an identification card prior to obtaining employment with a licensee. An employee…

§ 885. Cannabis Quality Control Program; testing The Cannabis Control Board shall establish a cannabis quality control program for the following purposes: (1) to develop potency and contaminant testing protocols for hemp, hemp-infused products, cannabis, and cannabis products; (2…

§ 886. Incapacity or distress; special permitting; immunity (a) It is the purpose of this section to authorize the Board to effectively oversee cannabis establishments and the persons authorized to operate such establishments in case of incapacity of a principal, dysfunction, ope…

§ 901. General provisions (a) Except as otherwise permitted by law, a person shall not engage in the cultivation, preparation, processing, packaging, transportation, testing, or sale of cannabis or cannabis products without obtaining a license from the Board. (b) All licenses sha…

§ 901a. Accessibility and confidentiality of licensing and disciplinary matters (a) It is the purpose of this section to protect the reputation, security practices, and trade secrets of licensees from undue public disclosure while securing the public’s right to know of government…

§ 902. License qualifications and application process (a) An applicant, principal of an applicant, and person who owns or controls an applicant, who is a natural person: (1) shall be 21 years of age or older; and (2) shall consent to the release of his or her criminal and adminis…

§ 903. Priorities; business and technical assistance (a) The Board shall issue licenses pursuant to this chapter as determined according to a system of priorities adopted by rule by the Board. The system of priorities shall require consideration of criteria, including: (1) whethe…

§ 904. Cultivator license (a) A cultivator licensed under this chapter may: (1) cultivate, process, package, label, transport, test, and sell cannabis to a licensed wholesaler, product manufacturer, retailer, and dispensary; (2) purchase and sell cannabis seeds and immature canna…

§ 904a. Small cultivators (a) It is the intent of the General Assembly to move as much of the illegal cannabis market as possible into the regulated market for the purposes of consumer protection and public safety. It is also the intent of the General Assembly to encourage partic…

§ 904b. Propagation cultivator license (a) A propagation cultivator licensed under this section may: (1) cultivate not more than 3,500 square feet of cannabis clones, immature cannabis plants, or mature cannabis plants; (2) test, transport, and sell cannabis clones and immature c…

§ 904c. Cannabis cultivator cooperative corporations Licensed cannabis cultivators may form a cannabis cultivator cooperative corporation pursuant to 11 V.S.A. chapter 7 in the same manner as other associations or persons engaged in the production of the agricultural or handcraft…

§ 905. Wholesaler license A wholesaler licensed under this chapter may: (1) purchase cannabis and cannabis products from a licensed cannabis establishment; (2) transport, process, package, and sell cannabis and cannabis products to a licensed cannabis establishment; and (3) sell …

§ 906. Product manufacturer license A product manufacturer licensed under this chapter may: (1) purchase cannabis and cannabis products from a licensed cannabis establishment; (2) use cannabis and cannabis products to produce cannabis products; and (3) transport, process, package…

§ 907. Retailer license (a) A retailer licensed under this chapter may: (1) purchase cannabis and cannabis products from a licensed cannabis establishment; and (2) transport, possess, package, and sell cannabis and cannabis products to the public for consumption off the registere…

§ 908. Testing laboratory license (a) A testing laboratory licensed under this chapter may acquire, possess, analyze, test, and transport cannabis and cannabis products obtained from a licensed cannabis establishment, dispensary, or a member of the public. (b) Testing may address…

§ 910. Cannabis establishment fee schedule The following fees shall apply to each person or product licensed by the Board: (1) Cultivators. (A) Outdoor cultivators. (i) Outdoor cultivator tier 1. Outdoor cultivators with up to 1,000 square feet of plant canopy or fewer than 125 c…

§ 911. Fee waiver and reduction; social equity applicants The Cannabis Control Board may, in its discretion and pursuant to adopted rule or readily accessible policy, or both, reduce or waive cannabis establishment application and licensing fees for social equity applicants as de…

§ 912. Event permit [Repealed effective July 1, 2028] (a) Authorization. The Board may grant event permits to licensed cannabis retail establishments in good standing. The holder of an event permit is authorized to oversee and administer a commercial event pursuant to this sectio…

§ 951. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Board” means the Cannabis Control Board. (2) “Cannabis” has the same meaning as provided in section 831 of this title. (3) “Cannabis product” has the same meaning as provided in section 831 of this title. (4) “Dispensary” means a b…

§ 952. Registry (a) The Board shall establish and manage the Vermont Medical Cannabis Registry for the purpose of allowing persons with qualifying medical conditions and their caregivers to obtain privileges regarding cannabis and cannabis product possession, use, cultivation, an…

§ 953. Patients (a) Pursuant to rules adopted by the Board, a person may register with the Board to obtain the benefits of the Registry as provided in section 952 of this title. (b) An application by a person under 18 years of age shall be signed by both the applicant and the app…

§ 954. Caregivers (a) Pursuant to rules adopted by the Board, a person may register with the Board as a caregiver of a registered patient to obtain the benefits of the Registry as provided in section 952 of this title. (b) The Board shall conduct a name and date of birth Vermont …

§ 955. Registration; fees (a) A registration card shall expire three years after the date of issuance. A patient or caregiver may renew the card according to protocols adopted by the Board. (b) The Board shall charge and collect a $50.00 registration and renewal fee for patients …