Vermont Senate Bill to Double Marijuana Purchase Limits, Allow Events and Deliveries Advances to Full Senate
- The Vermont Senate Bill 278 has progressed through key committees and is now set for full Senate consideration, aiming to expand marijuana purchase and possession limits.
- The bill proposes doubling retail transaction and personal possession limits to two ounces and increasing concentrate limits from 5 to 10 grams for adults 21 and older.
- It seeks to raise the THC cap per cannabis package from 100 milligrams to 200 milligrams to enhance market competitiveness and introduces temporary permits for cannabis events and deliveries.
- The measure would prevent municipalities from completely banning cannabis businesses and, if passed, most provisions would take effect on July 1, 2026.
A Vermont bill that would expand marijuana purchase and possession limits while allowing cannabis events and deliveries has advanced further in the legislature and is now headed to the full Senate. Senate Bill 278 received favorable reports today from both the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Appropriations after previously being approved by the Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs. The measure has also received its second reading and was entered onto the Senate Notice Calendar, putting it in position for consideration by the full chamber.
The proposal would double the retail transaction and personal possession limits for adults 21 and older, allowing up to two ounces of marijuana or its equivalent in a single sale and for personal possession. It would also raise the legal possession limit for concentrates from 5 grams to 10 grams.
The bill would further increase the THC cap for a single package of cannabis products from 100 milligrams to 200 milligrams, a change supporters say would make the state’s regulated market more competitive.
Another major part of the proposal would create temporary permits for cannabis events and deliveries. Under the bill, the Cannabis Control Board could issue up to 10 public event permits and 10 private event permits each year, with each permit valid for one event lasting no more than 24 hours. It would also allow up to 15 delivery permits annually for tier 1 cultivators and tier 1 manufacturers. Both the event and delivery provisions would be repealed July 1, 2028, unless lawmakers extend them.
The measure would also stop municipalities from using local ordinances or bylaws to fully block cannabis establishments.
If approved by the full Senate and later enacted, most of the bill’s provisions would take effect July 1, 2026.