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Vermont Cannabis History Medical marijuana was made available to Vermont residents with 2004’s Senate Bill 76.  In 2013, HB200 eliminated criminal penalties for possession of up to an ounce and replaced them with civil fines. Recreational usage was legalized in 2018 with the signing of H. 511 (Act 86), making Vermont the first state to legalize marijuana through legislative action rather than a ballot initiative. Vermont Child-Resistant Packaging Rules Vermont’s cannabis labeling and packaging guidelines include the following: Cannabis products must be labeled with the date the product was manufactured, the date the product is best used by, the ingredients...

Tennessee Cannabis History Tennessee is one of 14 remaining states that has yet to legalize medical marijuana use.  However, attitudes are changing quickly, and 2021’s SB854 seeks to legalize medical marijuana for qualified patients and establish a Medical Cannabis Commission to regulate production and sales. On March 2, the Senate Government Operations Committee approved SB 854 in a 6-2 vote.   Tennessee Child-Resistant Packaging Rules Like all states that authorize the use of CBD products, Tennessee mandates that the packaging is child-resistant and labeled in accordance with the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (“FDCA”). Under the FDCA, the labels of...

Utah Cannabis History In 2014, House Bill 105 was signed into law, legalizing possession and use of low-THC CBD oil by qualifying patients with severe epilepsy.  2015’s Senate Bill 259 sought to expand the list of qualifying conditions, but the bill was defeated.  Senate Concurrent Resolution 11 eventually passed in 2016, expanding the list and urging that marijuana be reclassified as a Schedule II drug instead of Schedule I. In 2018, HB 195 was passed, legalizing the "right to try" and grow medical marijuana plants for terminally ill patients.  Later in 2018, the Utah Medical Cannabis Act was signed into...

South Dakota Cannabis History   In November 2020, South Dakota voters approved two separate measures to end a century of marijuana prohibition in the state.  Constitutional Amendment A, the Marijuana Legalization Initiative, was approved by voters but later overturned by a judge for being unconstitutional. Initiated Measure 26 goes into effect in July, 2021 and will grant state residents access to medical marijuana. It would also create a system to license and regulate marijuana businesses and also requires the legislature to pass laws by 2022 regulating the cultivation, processing, and sale of hemp.   South Dakota Child-Resistant Packaging Rules 2021's...