The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below now include the actions of the 2026 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Title 7 : Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco
Chapter 031 : Cannabis
Subchapter 001 : General Provisions
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§ 834. Sales restrictions
(a) As used in this section, “unregistered hemp” or “unregistered cannabis” means a product required by State law or rule of the Cannabis Control Board to be registered with the Cannabis Control Board, including a product derived from the unregistered hemp or unregistered cannabis, that is not registered on the date a transaction occurs.
(b) No person shall cause unregistered hemp or unregistered cannabis purchased by mail or through a computer network, telephonic network, or other electronic network to be shipped to anyone other than a licensed cannabis laboratory in this State.
(c) No person shall, with knowledge or reason to know of the violation, provide substantial assistance to a person in violation of this section.
(d) A violation of this section is punishable as follows:
(1) A knowing or intentional violation of this section shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.
(2) In addition to or in lieu of any other civil or criminal remedy provided by law, upon a determination that a person has violated this section, the Attorney General may impose a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $5,000.00 for each violation. For purposes of this subsection, each shipment or transport of unregistered hemp or unregistered cannabis shall constitute a separate violation.
(3) The Attorney General may seek an injunction to restrain a threatened or actual violation of this section.
(4) In any action brought pursuant to this section, the State shall be entitled to recover the costs of investigation, expert witness fees, the action, and reasonable attorney’s fees.
(5) A person who violates this section engages in an unfair and deceptive trade practice in violation of the State’s Consumer Protection Act, 9 V.S.A. §§ 2451 et seq.
(6) If a court determines that a person has violated the provisions of this section, the court shall order any profits, gain, gross receipts, or other benefit from the violation to be disgorged and paid to the State Treasurer for deposit in the General Fund.
(7) Unless otherwise expressly provided, the penalties or remedies, or both, under this section are in addition to any other penalties and remedies available under any other law of this State. (Added 2025, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 20, eff. June 18, 2026.)