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Defiant Vermont legislators vote to legalize marijuana just hours after Sessions sets stage for a crackdown
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jan 05, 2018 01:28pm |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Author | Christopher Ingraham |
| News Date | Friday, January 5, 2018 03:05:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The Vermont House of Representatives voted 83 to 61 Thursday in favor of a bill that would fully legalize the possession of up to an ounce of marijuana and allow individuals to grow up to six marijuana plants at home.
The bill is expected to win approval in the Senate, which passed a nearly identical version last year. The state's Republican governor, Phil Scott, has already said he is “comfortable” with the legislation and has signaled he'd sign it.
If that happens it would make Vermont the first state to legalize recreational marijuana through the legislature, rather than via a statewide ballot initiative. But Thursday's House vote was significant for another reason: Just hours earlier, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the removal of long-standing federal protections for state-legal recreational marijuana programs. |
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