The Deeper Dig: The path to legalization

A marijuana cloning facility. Photo by Andrew Kutches/VTDiggerThis week, a bill to legalize the recreational use of marijuana cleared the Vermont Senate. Gov. Phil Scott has indicated that he’ll sign it into law, which would make Vermont the first state to legalize recreational marijuana through legislation rather than by voter initiative.
Lawmakers took up H.511 on the first day of the 2018 session. But the bill’s path to the governor’s desk