S.54 (Act 164)
An act relating to the regulation of cannabis
Sponsors:
Sen. Richard Sears, Sen. Timothy Ashe, Sen. Joseph Benning, Sen. Christopher Pearson, Sen. John Rodgers, Sen. Jeanette White
,
Sen. Rebecca Balint, Sen. Philip Baruth, Sen. Brian Campion, Sen. Alison Clarkson, Sen. Ann Cummings, Sen. Ruth Hardy, Sen. Cheryl Hooker, Sen. Andrew Perchlik, Sen. Richard Westman
Last Recorded Action: 9/25/2020 - Allowed to become law without signature of Governor on October 7, 2020
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2019-2020
Committee of Conference
- Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Graham Campbell, Fiscal Analyst, Tax and Revenue, Joint Fiscal Office
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Legislative Council
House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- Rep. John Gannon, Member, House Committee On Government Operations
House Committee on Appropriations
- Rep. Janet Ancel, Chair, House Committee on Ways and Means
- Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
- Rep. John Gannon, Reporter, House Committee On Government Operations
- Rep. Kathryn Webb, Chair, House Committee on Education
House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Dirk Anderson, General Counsel, Department of Labor
- Joseph Bergeron, Executive Director, Association of Vermont Credit Unions
- Rep. Cynthia Browning, Sponsor
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
- Jamie Feehan, Lobbyist, American Property and Casualty Insurance Association
- Aaron Ferenc, Financial Examination Director, Department of Financial Regulation
- Kevin Gaffney, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation, Insurance Division
- David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Shayne Lynn, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Dispensary, Inc.
- Virginia Renfrew, Lobbyist, VT Cannabis Trade Association
House Committee on Government Operations
- Ed Abrahams, Vice Chair, Great Barrington MA Select board
- Thomas D. Anderson, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Lori Augustyniak, Coordinator, Prevention Works
- Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
- Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Kimberly Blake, Physician, Burlington
- Craig Bolio, Deputy Commissioner, VT Department of Taxes
- Rep. Thomas Burditt, House Committee on Judiciary
- Virginia Burly, Prevention Works
- Graham Campbell, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Harry Chen, Executive Director, Center for Health and Well Being, University of Vermont
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Ron Coppola, Citizen, Essex, Vermont
- Josh Decatur, CEO, Trace Vermont
- Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Eileen Dickinson, St. Albans Town
- Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Representative
- T.J. Donovan, Vermont Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Rep. John Gannon, Member, House Committee On Government Operations
- Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
- Rep. Maxine Grad, House Committee on Judiciary
- David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Eli Harrington, Founder and COO, Heady Vermont
- Rep. Nader Hashim, House Committee on Judiciary
- Rep. Nader Hashim, Sponsor, House Committee on Judiciary
- Christopher Herrick, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Jaye Johnson, General Counsel, Governor's Office
- Rep. Charles Kimbell, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Rep. Diane Lanpher, Appropriations Committee
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
- Tom Little, Co Chair, Governor's Marijuana Advisory Commission
- Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
- Shayne Lynn, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Dispensary, Inc.
- Rep. Michael Marcotte, Reporter, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Rep. Curt McCormack, House Committee on Transportation
- Monique McHenry, Executive Director, VT Patients Alliance
- Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Working Vermont, Vermont Building and Construction Trades Council
- David Nathan, Doctors for Cannabis Regulation
- Kate Nugent, Executive Director, Winooski Partnership for Prevention
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Jake Perkinson, Co Chair, Governor's Marijuana Advisory Commission
- Virginia Renfrew, Lobbyist, Vermont Cannabis Trade Association
- Virginia Renfrew, Lobbyist, VT Cannabis Trade Association
- Rep. Brian K. Savage, Swanton
- David Scheer, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General
- Gary Scott, Sergeant, Vermont State Police
- Sen. Dick Sears, Sponsor
- Rep. Amy Sheldon, Chair
- Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Abby Shepard, Tax Policy Analyst, Department of Taxes
- David Silberman, Attorney, Middlebury
- Matt Simon, Marijuana Policy Project
- Tim Trevitcicki, Teacher, Champlain Valley Union High School
- Robert Troyer, Former U.S. Attorney, Colorado
- Jody Vona, Champlain Valley Dispensary, Inc.
- Jeffrey Wallin, Director, Medical Marijuana Program, Department of Public Safety
- Chris Walsh, General Manager, Medical Marijuana Dispensary, Brandon VT
- Devan Walsh, Assistant Manager, Medical Marijuana Dispensary, Brandon VT
- BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Samuel Young, Reporter, House Committee on Ways and Means
- Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Nick Zigelbaum, Owner, Longest Acre Farm
- Lukas Zweeyes, Student, Winooski High School
House Committee on Human Services
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. John Gannon, Vice Chair, House Committee On Government Operations
House Committee on Judiciary
- Thomas D. Anderson, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Trisha Conti, Laboratory Director, Vermont Forensics Laboratory, Department of Public Safety
- Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
- Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Marijuana Policy Project
- Bradley Myerson, Attorney, Myerson Law Office
- Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
- James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
- Jay Riggen, Sergeant, Vermont State Police
- David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
- Garry Scott, Captain, Vermont State Police
- Chloe White, Policy Director, ACLU of Vermont
House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife
- Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Stephanie Smith, Chief Policy Enforcement Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Joseph Bishop-Henchman, Executive Vice President, Tax Foundation
- Craig Bolio, Deputy Commissioner, VT Department of Taxes
- Graham Campbell, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. John Gannon, Member, House Committee On Government Operations
- Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Rep. Diane Lanpher, Sponsor, Sponsor
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- David Silberman, Attorney, Middlebury
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Sen. Dick Sears
Senate Committee on Finance
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Marijuana Policy Project
Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Ed Abrahams, Vice Chair, Great Barrington MA Select board
- Thomas D. Anderson, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Paul Armentano, Deputy Director, NORML
- Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
- Craig Bolio, Deputy Commissioner, VT Department of Taxes
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Carol Daigle, Vermont Citizen
- Josh Decatur, CEO, Trace Vermont
- T.J. Donovan, Vermont Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Christopher Dudzik, President, NJ DRE Association
- Andrew Freedman, Consultant, Freedman and Koski
- Cary Giguere, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Eli Harrington, Founder and COO, Heady Vermont
- Christopher Herrick, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- John Hollar, Lobbyist, , Marijuana Dispensaries
- Mark Hughes, Executive Director, Justice for All
- Robin Joy, Director of Reserach, Crime Research Group
- Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
- Shayne Lynn, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Dispensary, Inc.
- Monique McHenry, Executive Director, VT Patients Alliance
- David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Cove, Working Vermont, and AARP-VT
- David Nathan, MD, Doctors for Cannabis Regulation
- Simha Ravven, Interim Chief Medical Officer, Brattleboro Retreat and Vice President, Vermont Medical Society
- David Silberman, Attorney, Middlebury
- Matt Simon, Marijuana Policy Project
- Laura Subin, Director, Vermont Coalition to Regulate Marijuana
- Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Field Organizer, Rural Vermont
- Joe Veldon, Cannabis Farmer, 7 Leaf Genetics
- Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, Vermont League of Cities and Towns