S.278
An act relating to cannabis
Sponsors:
Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale
,
Sen. Alison Clarkson, Sen. Martine Gulick, Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky, Sen. Richard Westman, Sen. Rebecca White
Last Recorded Action: 5/26/2026 - Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
House Committee on Appropriations
- Ted Barnett, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Rep. Lucy Boyden, Reporter, House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- Mark Anderson, Sheriff, Past President, Vermont Sheriffs' Association
- Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Sam Bellavance, Chief Executive Officer, Sunset Lake Cannabis
- Glauke Cooijmans, Prevention Coordinator, Mount Anthony Union Middle and High School
- Nathan Davidson, Senior Economic Development Specialist, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Timothy Egan, Vermont NORML
- Miriam El Guemri, Owner, Tea House Dispensary
- Damian Fagon, Policy Director, Parabola Center for Law and Policy
- Sara Farnsworth, Owner, Full Circle Farm
- Mariah Flynn, Coalition Director, Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community
- Tony Folland, Clinical Services Manager and State Opioid Treatment Authority, Department of Health
- Gabriel Gilman, General Counsel, Cannabis Control Board
- Jean Hamilton, Director of Program Development, Land Access and Opportunity Board
- Rick Hildebrant, Commissioner, Department of Health
- Julie Hulburd, Commissioner, Cannabis Control Board
- Ethan Kramer, Co-owner, Tilia Hills Farm
- Chris Lillie, Executive Director, Green Mountain Sativa
- Shayla Livingston, Interim Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
- Josh MacDuff, Co-owner, Mountain Girl Cannabis
- Ornella Matta-Figueroa, Director of Advocacy and Community Engagement, Land Access and Opportunity Board
- James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
- Geoffrey Pizzutillo, Executive Director and CoFounder, Vermont Growers Association
- Janet Potter, Student Assistance Provider, Hartford Middle School
- Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Reporter and Sponsor, Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs Committee
- Dave Silberman, Director, Vermont Cannabis Action Fund
- Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Policy and Communications Consultant, Vermont Medical Society
- Rep. Michael "Mike" Tagliavia, Sponsor of the Amendment
- Tim Tierney, Director of Recruitment and International Trade, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- James Trimarchi, Director of Planning, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
- Amy Turncliff, Founder and President, RockFern Scientific Consulting
- Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
House Committee on Human Services
- Tony Folland, Clinical Services Manager and State Opioid Treatment Authority, Department of Health
- Shayla Livingston, Interim Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
- James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
- Dave Silberman, Director, Vermont Cannabis Action Fund
- Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Policy and Communications Consultant, Vermont Medical Society
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Ted Barnett, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Rep. Matthew Birong, Sponsor of amendment
- Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Kate Nugent, Sponsor of amendment
- James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
- Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes
- Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Sponsor, Sponsor
Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Sen. Scott Beck, Senator
- Sam Bellavance, Chief Executive Officer, Sunset Lake Cannabis
- Glauke Cooijmans, Prevention Coordinator, Mount Anthony Union Middle and High School
- Nathan Davidson, Senior Economic Development Specialist, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Jessilyn Dolan, Co Founder, Green Mountain Patients' Alliance
- Timothy Egan, Vermont NORML
- Miriam El Guemri, Owner, Tea House Dispensary
- Damian Fagon, Policy Director, Parabola Center for Law and Policy
- Sara Farnsworth, Owner, Full Circle Farm
- Gabriel Gilman, General Counsel, Cannabis Control Board
- Ross Gordon, Policy Chair, Origins Council
- Jean Hamilton, Director of Program Development, Land Access and Opportunity Board
- Rick Hildebrant, Commissioner, Department of Health
- Julie Hubbard, Board Member, Cannabis Control Board
- Ethan Kramer, Co-owner, Tilia Hills Farm
- Chris Lillie, Owner, Green Mountain Sativa
- Josh MacDuff, Co-owner, Mountain Girl Cannabis
- Ornella Matta-Figueroa, Director of Advocacy and Community Engagement, Land Access and Opportunity Board
- David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Working Vermont
- James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
- Geoffrey Pizzutillo, Executive Director and CoFounder, Vermont Growers Association
- Janet Potter, Student Assistance Provider, Hartford Middle School
- Dave Silberman, Director, Vermont Cannabis Action Fund
- David Silverman, Chief Executive Officer, Union Bank
- Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Founder, Maidstone Public Relations
- James Trimarchi, Director of Planning, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
- Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont
- Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky, Sponsor
- Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Finance
- Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Ted Barnett, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Sam Bellavance, Chief Executive Officer, Sunset Lake Cannabis
- James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board