Vermont House Committee Removes Language to Cut THC Caps from Senate-Approved Cannabis Regulations Bill
- The Vermont House Government Operations Committee removed provisions from a bill that would have raised THC caps on cannabis products and lowered the excise tax from 14% to 10%.
- The committee kept provisions to double the THC limit on edibles to 200 mg, increase possession and transaction limits, reduce cultivator license fees, and establish a cannabis event permit pilot program.
- The bill initially approved by the Senate included eliminating the 30% THC cap on flower and increasing concentrate THC caps from 60% to 70%, but these were removed by the House committee.
- The legislation will next be reviewed by the House Appropriations Committee and must be reapproved by the Senate due to the changes made by the House committee.
A Vermont House committee removed provisions from a bill to update the state’s cannabis regulations that would have raised THC caps and cut the excise tax on cannabis products, Compass Vermont reports. The House Government Operations Committee removed language from the bill that would have removed the 30% THC cap on flower entirely, raised the THC cap on concentrates from 60% to 70%, and cut the excise tax from 14% to 10%.
The committee retained provisions to double the per-package THC limit on edibles from 100 milligrams to 200 milligrams; raise the personal possession and retail transaction limit from one ounce to two ounces and the hash possession limit from 5 grams to 10 grams; reduce outdoor cultivator license fees by roughly half; establish a two-year pilot program for cannabis event permits; convert industry employee licenses from annual to biennial; repeal the integrated license type; and authorizing the governor to enter interstate commercial cannabis compacts if federal law changes.
The THC cap elimination was included in the bill approved by the Senate in March.
The legislation moves next to the House Appropriations Committee. If approved, the proposal will be moved to the full chamber but would have to be reapproved by the Senate due to the House changes.