We Need Your Support to Ensure Medical Cannabis in VT Is Sustainable & Accessible As an Essential Service!

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We Need Your Support to Ensure Medical Cannabis in VT is Sustainable & Accessible as an Essential Service! We are advocating for the Vermont Medical Marijuana Program, and patient input is needed! Every year, we fight to make changes to the program so that more Vermonters have access to an inclusive and easily accessible medical cannabis program. Join us in support of Bill S.117 to make the changes listed below. Remove the Remove the requirement Remove the requirement to have a to recertify annually requirement that a 3-month relationship for patients with patient must with a verifying chronic/terminal designate a illness. healthcare provider. dispensary. Remove requirement Increase patient that qualifying Lift the restriction purchase limit from diagnoses be barring sales to 2oz to 3oz and allow determined by the medical cannabis for the possession of state & let healthcare patients from other 3 mature plants. providers determine states. qualifying conditions. Please share your story with the Representatives listed below, or look up your Representative at https://legislature.vermont.gov/people/search/2016, and voice your support of the dispensaries and Bill S.117. Rep. Ann Pugh, South Burlington Rep. Daniel Noyes, Wolcott [email protected] - [email protected] Rep. Sandy Haas, Rochester Rep. Kelly Pajala, South Londonderry [email protected] – [email protected] Rep. Francis McFaun, Barre Town Rep. Marybeth Redmond, Essex – [email protected] - [email protected] Rep. Jessica Brunsted, Shelburne Rep. Carl Rosenquist, Georgia - [email protected] – [email protected] Rep. James Gregoire, Fairfield Rep. Theresa Wood, Waterbury – [email protected] - [email protected] Rep. Logan Nicoll, Ludlow – [email protected] Not sure where to start? Let Us Help You! Contact [email protected] if you have any questions. .

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