Expand Vermont state profile: recreational section, history links, citations · Changelog

Countries and states 1 file

Vermont countries/us/vt.yaml

segments › enforcement

Ordinarily no penalty within adult possession and plant limits. The specified seller-convi … be possession of more than 2 ounces, and longer terms at 8 ounces, 1 pound and 10 pounds. [Vermont replaced criminal small possession with civil fines in 2013.](/history/us-vermont-civil-possession-2013/)

segments › sharing

A person 21 or older may give up to 1 ounce of cannabis, or 5 grams of hashish, to another … r dispensing more than 1 ounce, or 5 grams or more of hashish, can bring up to five years.[@1]

segments › access

Licensed shops have sold cannabis since October 2022. A pilot effective 1 July 2026 allows … is limited to twenty-four hours; operating permits were not verified in this review.[@4] [Vermont allowed temporary sales events with no on-site consumption in 2026.](/history/vermont-sale-only-event-pilot-2026/)

sources

Wikipedia — Cannabis in Vermont 4 unchanged

context › recreational › text

Act 86 (January 2018) made Vermont the first state to legalise through its legislature, covering possession and home growing; Act 164 (October 2020) added commercial sales, and licensed shops opened in October 2022.[@5]

context › recreational › sources

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+- Sharing cite, history links (2013 civil-possession in enforcement, 2026 event pilot in
+  access), new `recreational` (Act 86 Jan 2018 legislature-first, Act 164 Oct 2020, shops
+  Oct 2022 via verified Wikipedia article).
+- Possession/sharing pinned by scope tests, untouched. No culture subject — noted.
+- Audit 0/0; review page verified.
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