The Vermont Statutes Online

Title 7 : Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco

Chapter 033 : Cannabis Establishments

Subchapter 003 : LICENSES

• § 912. Event permit [Repealed effective July 1, 2028]

  (a) Authorization. The Board may grant event permits to licensed cannabis retail establishments in good standing. The holder of an event permit is authorized to oversee and administer a commercial event pursuant to this section and procedures adopted by the Board. No cannabis or cannabis products shall be consumed at an event authorized by this section.

  (b) Eligibility. A licensed cannabis retail establishment is eligible to apply for an event permit, provided that the establishment submits a fee and application demonstrating to the Board’s satisfaction:

  (1) that the establishment has received written approval from the local cannabis control commission created pursuant to section 863 of this title, or the municipal legislative body if no local cannabis control commission exists, which may include conditions and limitations appropriate to protect the public, manage traffic, and abate nuisance;

  (2) a security plan to ensure that intoxicated persons or persons under 21 years of age cannot access the space subject to the permit, that the premises are secured from diversion or inversion, and that the premises lawfully may be used for the purpose intended;

  (3) a product sale plan that describes quantities and types of cannabis and cannabis products that will be offered for sale and how the cannabis will be transported, monitored, secured, displayed, and sold in conformity with State law and Board rule;

  (4) capacity to administer and enforce the required plans, and confirmation that the applicant has secured the services of a county law enforcement agency or private security provider licensed pursuant to 26 V.S.A. chapter 59, if required by the Board;

  (5) proof of commercially reasonable insurance for the proposed event; and

  (6) compliance with any other health and safety requirements that the Board may prescribe for the particular event or event location, including limits on attendees.

  (c) Restrictions. Annually, the Board shall issue not more than ten permits for public events. An event permit shall be issued only for events being held at locations within a municipality that has voted affirmatively to permit the operation of cannabis retail establishments. An event permit shall be valid for a single event not to exceed 24 hours held at a single access-controlled location. An event permit shall not be issued for a location at which alcoholic beverages are sold or furnished for on-premises consumption. A cannabis retailer that holds an event permit shall not conduct sales at the licensed retail location and the permitted event contemporaneously, except for sales conducted from a permitted event location that is contiguous with the licensed retail location. The holder of an event permit shall sell only registered adult-use cannabis and cannabis products at the event.

  (d) Noncompliance; penalties. Deviation from security and sales plans, product tracking and taxation requirements, or permit terms shall be a violation subject to adverse licensing action consistent with Board rules.

  (e) Fee. Cannabis retail establishments shall be assessed a fee of $500.00 to apply for an event permit, of which 50 percent shall be distributed to the host municipality and 50 percent shall be deposited in the Cannabis Regulation Fund.

  (f) Procedures. The Board shall adopt procedures pursuant to 3 V.S.A. § 835 to govern the event permits issued pursuant to this section, including application procedures and associated forms, the permittee selection process, security requirements, and event site restrictions.

  (1) For each procedure proposed to be adopted or amended pursuant to this section, the Board shall publish the proposed procedure on the Board’s website and hold not fewer than two public hearings at which members of the public may seek additional information or submit oral or written comments concerning the proposed procedure.

  (2) The Board shall not be required to initiate rulemaking pursuant to 3 V.S.A. § 831(c) in relation to a procedure adopted pursuant to this section. A procedure adopted pursuant to this section shall have the force of law and be binding on all persons who apply for and hold an event permit pursuant to this section. (Added 2025, No. 176 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. July 1, 2026; repealed 2025, No. 176 (Adj. Sess.), § 29(c), eff. July 1, 2028.)