Does Vermont have a recreational use program?

Yes, recreational use is legal in Vermont. In 2018, Vermont made it legal for adults to use marijuana. However, the state did not allow sales of marijuana for adult use until 2020.

Individuals aged 21 and up can buy a limit of 1 ounce of cannabis at a time. At any licensed dispensaries in the state, you will need a legal photo ID card from the government to buy cannabis for recreational use.

Does Vermont have a medical program?

Yes, medical cannabis is legal in Vermont. By passing S76 in 2004, Vermont’s lawmakers made medical marijuana legal.

What are the rules for medical use?

Vermont’s medical cannabis laws state that registered patients can have up to two ounces of useful marijuana and grow up to nine plants at home, but only two of them can be fully grown. Medical cannabis can be bought by registered patients at licensed dispensaries in the state. It is important to know that people from other states cannot buy medical cannabis in Vermont.

Only registered patients with qualifying debilitating illnesses can get a medical marijuana card in Vermont. Applications can be sent online through the Vermont Cannabis Control Board (BCC). To buy items at a medical cannabis dispensary, you need both a medical marijuana card and a government-issued ID. Cash is preferred because credit cards are not taken. However, some stores may use a “cashless ATM” system that lets debit cards be used.

For patients under the age of 18, the Vermont medical cannabis program will issue a card as long as proof of care or power of attorney is shown during the application process. The patient’s application form must be signed by an adult who can legally do so and is acting as a parent or court-appointed guardian.

What are the qualifying medical conditions for eligibility?

• Cancer
• Multiple sclerosis
• HIV
• AIDS
• Glaucoma
• Crohn’s disease
• Parkinson’s disease
• Post-traumatic stress disorder

What are the medical program limits?

A person with a medical marijuana card in Vermont can buy or have up to 2 ounces of usable weed or 5 grams of marijuana concentrate at a time.

What methods of use are permitted under the medical program?

Cannabis can be bought in the form of herbs, concentrates, vape cartridges, and edibles, but only in specific quantities and with a certain amount of THC.

Is there home delivery for medical cannabis?

Medical marijuana can be delivered to registered medical marijuana users in Vermont, but recreational marijuana delivery is against the law in the state.

In the state, licensed medical marijuana dispensaries can only send marijuana to the listed addresses of patients.

Is CBD legal in Vermont?

Yes, CBD oil, or cannabis oil, is allowed in Vermont. Title 6, Chapter 34 of the Vermont Statutes makes it possible to grow hemp and make CBD oil from hemp. State and federal rules on hemp say that CBD oil made from hemp can’t have more than 0.3% THC in it.

Vermont’s Medical Cannabis Registry also lets people with serious medical problems use CBD oil made from marijuana. Recreational marijuana use is also allowed in Vermont, so people aged 21 and up can use CBD oil made from marijuana.

Is cannabis decriminalized in Vermont?

Possession of 1 to 2 ounces of marijuana for a first offense is classified as a misdemeanor, carrying a potential 6-month imprisonment and a fine not exceeding $500. For subsequent offenses in the same possession range, the offense remains a misdemeanor, but the potential imprisonment increases to 2 years, and the fine may go up to $2,000.

Possession of marijuana between 2 ounces and 1 pound is considered a felony, resulting in a 3-year imprisonment term and a potential fine not exceeding $10,000. Moving to the possession of 1 to 10 pounds, this offense is also a felony with a penalty of 5 years imprisonment and a possible $100,000 fine. Possession of more than 10 pounds is similarly categorized as a felony, carrying a 15-year imprisonment term and a potential fine of up to $500,000.