Post by Logan on Apr 16, 2016 8:43:11 GMT -6
MONTPELIER — The House Ways and Means Committee has voted to approve an amendment to a marijuana bill that would allow for the legal possession of up to 1 ounce and cultivation of up to two marijuana plants.
The amendment, which materialized in the committee Thursday, passed on a 7-4 vote Friday after a few minor changes. It would fundamentally alter the bill advanced by the House Judiciary Committee last week.
The Judiciary Committee’s work stripped out the Senate’s language that legalized marijuana and created a regulatory structure for its retail sale. But support for that never materialized among Judiciary Committee members, so it was amended to create a commission to study the issue. That was barely approved on a 6-5 vote.
The House version of the legislation calls for $150,000 for the commission and about $350,000 for education programs. The Ways and Means Committee amendment legalizes the possession of up to 1 ounce of marijuana, 5 grams of hashish and the cultivation of up to two marijuana plants at each dwelling.
Read more: www.timesargus.com/article/20160416/NEWS03/160419701
The amendment, which materialized in the committee Thursday, passed on a 7-4 vote Friday after a few minor changes. It would fundamentally alter the bill advanced by the House Judiciary Committee last week.
The Judiciary Committee’s work stripped out the Senate’s language that legalized marijuana and created a regulatory structure for its retail sale. But support for that never materialized among Judiciary Committee members, so it was amended to create a commission to study the issue. That was barely approved on a 6-5 vote.
The House version of the legislation calls for $150,000 for the commission and about $350,000 for education programs. The Ways and Means Committee amendment legalizes the possession of up to 1 ounce of marijuana, 5 grams of hashish and the cultivation of up to two marijuana plants at each dwelling.
Read more: www.timesargus.com/article/20160416/NEWS03/160419701