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Title 7 : Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco
Chapter 033 : Cannabis Establishments
Subchapter 001 : GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Cite as: 7 V.S.A. § 866)-
§ 866. Youth
(a) A cannabis establishment licensed pursuant to this chapter shall not dispense or sell cannabis to a person under 21 years of age or employ a person under 21 years of age. The Board may assess civil penalties against or suspend or revoke the license of a cannabis establishment that dispenses or sells cannabis or cannabis products to a person under 21 years of age.
(b) A cannabis establishment shall not permit a person under 21 years of age to enter a building or enclosure on the premises where cannabis is located. This subsection shall not apply to a registered patient visiting a dispensary even if that dispensary is located in a building that is located on the same premises of a cannabis establishment.
(c) The Board, in consultation with the Department of Health, shall adopt rules in accordance with section 881 of this title to:
(1) prohibit cannabis products or the packaging of such products that are designed to make the product more appealing to persons under 21 years of age;
(2) prohibit the packaging of cannabis and cannabis products that is designed to make the product more appealing to persons under 21 years of age;
(3) require that cannabis products sold by licensed retailers and integrated licensees are contained in child-resistant packaging; and
(4) require that cannabis and cannabis products sold by licensed retailers and integrated licensees are packaged with labels that clearly indicate that the contents of the package contain cannabis and should be kept away from persons under 21 years of age.
(d) In accordance with section 864 of this title, advertising by a cannabis establishment shall not depict a person under 21 years of age consuming cannabis or cannabis products or be designed to be or have the effect of being particularly appealing to persons under 21 years of age. Cannabis establishments shall not advertise their products via any medium unless the licensee can show that not more than 15 percent of the audience is reasonably expected to be under 21 years of age. (Added 2019, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. Oct. 7, 2020; amended 2021, No. 62, § 7, eff. June 7, 2021.)
