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 003 : Hemp
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§ 851. Findings; purpose
(a) Findings. The General Assembly finds that the federal legal status of most hemp products will be contingent upon an amendment to 7 U.S.C. § 1639o, to take effect in November 2026, pursuant to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act of 2026, Pub. L. No. 119-37. The legality of hemp and hemp products in interstate commerce is unsettled and continues to evolve.
(b) Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to unify oversight of cannabis and hemp-derived cannabinoids under the Cannabis Control Board to more effectively prohibit illicit cannabis and cannabis product trade while positioning growers and processors of nonintoxicating hemp products to take advantage of national market opportunities that may exist. The purpose of this subchapter is also to support small-business hemp producers and processors in taking advantage of opportunities for the cultivation and sale of hemp and hemp products. (Added 2025, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 16, eff. June 18, 2026.)