Xcoregamerskillz
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Vermont's House just passes a bill that would allow (has to pass a 3rd reading) cultivation and possesion. This would mean that 1/2 of new England would have legal pot. Who woulda thunk it?
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tyson53
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New England will be the new west coast in a few years...more strains are made in NE now than any where...we are now called the Beast Coast growers..lol...every thing here is a beast..lots of good stuff will be coming from VT..Maine and Mass..u will see..there is good strains out there now..but more to come now...
unfortuately nothing is passed as of yet. The bill is headed for the senate for a review. Legislation was added for rec and such and now it need to be reviewed again. They are sayiing maybe by january although you still need scott to sign off on it which is unlikely. I think sears added the rec to the bill to make it harder and convolute things as not to pass.
Xcoregamerskillz
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Interesting. I don't love in BY, I'm in mass, it was just a thing I saw. I think it's an eventuality for New England though.
Massachusetts is doing everything they can to slow down rec marijuana. Everything from raising the age of consumption from 21 to 25 to raising sales tax to 20%, allowing towns to ban growing in your home, no advertising on tv or radio all kinds of stupid shit. Politicians will make it so difficult and expensive to grow, market, and sell the average person will have no chance of being involved legally. The top 1% of corporate america will own the industry as long as they keep those campaign contributions coming.
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/04/heres_what_could_change_about.html
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/04/heres_what_could_change_about.html
Xcoregamerskillz
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Yes, those are things on the table; however, they have to pass. I do recommend calling and e-mailing your reps again and urging them to resist changes to the legislation. Encourage friends of yours to do the same. Make it clear that their votes on this will influence your ballot choices in the future.
Xcoregamerskillz
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Do they get a chance to pass it by 2/3 vote?
Xcoregamerskillz
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That sucks. The more places it's legal the bettet, imo
ttystikk
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brewbeer
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Not an option in Vermont. Legislature will need to try again.
Xcoregamerskillz
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You don't have referendums in VT?
Xcoregamerskillz
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Sounds to me like it's time to 1) start a campaign to get your state reps to put this on the ballot and 2) start a campaign for an amended state constitution that allows voter referenda.
ILoveYouSweetLeaf
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Vermont resident......I can grow July 1st 2018. VERY HAPPY.
but I just cant get my head around it.
more then half the time I think about it (which is a lot)... it still feels like its a dream.
never thought we would get it legal in 2018 after the republican governor vetoed it in 2017. I figured it would take 2-3 more years before it got brought back up and passed.
just 5-10 years ago, to think the Whole country has a chance to go legal was a pipe dream.
BTW: FU Bilbo Bigot Sessions
but I just cant get my head around it.
more then half the time I think about it (which is a lot)... it still feels like its a dream.
never thought we would get it legal in 2018 after the republican governor vetoed it in 2017. I figured it would take 2-3 more years before it got brought back up and passed.
just 5-10 years ago, to think the Whole country has a chance to go legal was a pipe dream.
BTW: FU Bilbo Bigot Sessions