Vermont governor wants legislation to legalize marijuana
Measures should include keeping marijuana and other drugs out of the hands of minors, destroy the black market, and a ban on edible marijuana
Reuters (UK)
Friday, January 8, 2016
Friday, January 8, 2016
Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin said he would seek to legalize marijuana through the legislative process, instead of through the ballot box, for the first time in the United States. In his State of the State address, the Democratic governor said more than 80,000 Vermonters reported using marijuana last year, contributing to a black market. He said legislators needed to proceed step by step to regulate marijuana. (See also: Vermont lawmakers consider legalizing marijuana)
