2021-2022 Session
Change SessionS.188 (Act 158)
An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
- Sponsor(s)
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- Sen. Richard Sears Jr.
- Additional Sponsors
- Sen. Joseph Benning
- Sen. Thomas Chittenden
- Sen. Anthony Pollina
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- Last Recorded Action
- House 5/12/2022 - Senate Message, signed by Governor May 31, 2022
Bill/Resolution Text
- Other Text
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An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
Detailed Status
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
Roll Call History
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
Committee Meetings
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2021-2022
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 9:45 AM
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S.188 - An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
Sen. Dick Sears, Bennington County
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 9:00 AM
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S.188 - An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
Walk-through
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Brynn Hare, Executive Director, Cannabis Control Board
Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Friday, January 21, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
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S.188 - An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
Amendment
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Graham Unangst-Rufehacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont
Geoffrey Pizzutillo, Executive Director and CoFounder, Vermont Growers Association
Thursday, January 27, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 9:00 AM
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S.188 - An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
Kyle Harris, Board Member, Cannabis Control Board
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 15 minutes after Floor adjourns
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S.188 - An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
Committee discussion
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Brynn Hare, Executive Director, Cannabis Control Board
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 10:00 AM
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S.188 - An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Steven Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 11:15 AM
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S.188 - An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Steven Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 9:45 AM
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S.188 - An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
possible vote
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Steven Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
John Rodgers, Vermont Farmers Hemp Company, West Glover, VT
- 11:20 AM
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S.188 - An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, February 11, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 9:00 AM
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S.188 - An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 1:30 PM
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S.188 - An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
Finance Section(s)
Sen. Christopher A. Pearson, Reporter, Senate Committee on Agriculture
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 4:30 PM
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S.188 - An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
Testimony and Possible Vote
Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont
Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 1:30 PM
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S.188 - An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- 1:00 PM
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S.188 - An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
Rick Fox, Meristem Farms
- 2:00 PM
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S.188 - An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
Sam Bromberg, Mountain Fire Farm
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- 1:45 PM
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S.188 - An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
Thursday, April 14, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- 10:30 AM
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S.188 - An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
Stephanie Smith, Chief Policy Enforcement Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Michael DiTomasso, Hemp Resource Management Specialist, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Brynn Hare, Executive Director, Cannabis Control Board
- 2:00 PM
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S.188 - An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
Graham Unangst-Rufehacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont
Geoffrey Pizzutillo, Executive Director and CoFounder, Vermont Growers Association
Chris White, West Crescent Farm
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- 2:00 PM
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S.188 - An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- 11:00 AM
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S.188 - An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
Committee discussion
Thursday, April 21, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- 1:00 PM
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S.188 - An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, April 22, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
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S.188 - An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
Vote
Thursday, April 28, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- 11:30 AM
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S.188 - An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Committee Documents
An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2021-2022
House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- Sam Bromberg, Mountain Fire Farm
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Michael DiTomasso, Hemp Resource Management Specialist, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Rick Fox, Meristem Farms
- Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Brynn Hare, Executive Director, Cannabis Control Board
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Geoffrey Pizzutillo, Executive Director and CoFounder, Vermont Growers Association
- Stephanie Smith, Chief Policy Enforcement Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Graham Unangst-Rufehacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont
- Chris White, West Crescent Farm
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Agriculture
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Steven Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Brynn Hare, Executive Director, Cannabis Control Board
- Kyle Harris, Board Member, Cannabis Control Board
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
- Geoffrey Pizzutillo, Executive Director and CoFounder, Vermont Growers Association
- John Rodgers, Vermont Farmers Hemp Company, West Glover, VT
- Sen. Dick Sears, Bennington County
- Graham Unangst-Rufehacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont
Senate Committee on Finance
- Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Sen. Christopher A. Pearson, Reporter, Senate Committee on Agriculture
- Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont
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Fiscal Information
Fiscal Notes and Related Documents
- S.188 (Act 158) - An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation, As Passed by the General Assembly
- S.188: An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation, As Passed by the Senate and further recommended by the House Committees on Agriculture and Forestry, and Ways and Means
- S.188: An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation, As Passed by the Senate and further recommended by the House Committees on Agriculture and Forestry, and Ways and Means
- S.188: An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation As Passed by the Senate Finance Committee
No committee of conference members found for S.188 in the Regular Session 2021-2022.
An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
Committee of Conference Meetings
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
Committee of Conference Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2021-2022
No committee of conference meeting history found for S.188 in the Regular Session 2021-2022.
No committee of conference report found for S.188 in the Regular Session 2021-2022.
Act
- Signed into law 5/31/2022
- As Enacted (ACT 158)
- Act Summary
An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
Statutes Affected
Regular Session 2021-2022
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| 6 V.S.A. § 567. Repealed. 2021 (Adj. Sess.), No. 158, § 5, effective May 21, 2022. |
| 7 V.S.A. § 861. Definitions |
| 7 V.S.A. § 862a. Synthetic and hemp-derived cannabinoids |
| 7 V.S.A. § 868. Prohibited products |
| 7 V.S.A. § 869. Cultivation of cannabis; environmental and land use standards; regulation of cultivation |
| 7 V.S.A. § 881. Rulemaking; cannabis establishments |
| 7 V.S.A. § 883. Criminal background record checks; applicants |
| 7 V.S.A. § 884. Cannabis establishment identification card |
| 7 V.S.A. § 885. Cannabis Quality Control Program; testing |
| 7 V.S.A. § 901. General provisions |
| 7 V.S.A. § 904. Cultivator license |
| 7 V.S.A. § 905. Wholesaler license |
| 7 V.S.A. § 907. Retailer license |
| 7 V.S.A. § 909. Integrated license |
| 7 V.S.A. § 910. Cannabis establishment fee schedule |
| 18 V.S.A. § 4230e. Cultivation of cannabis by a person 21 years of age or older |
| 18 V.S.A. § 4230h. Chemical extraction via butane or hexane prohibited |
