How Vermont's Governor Wants to Legalize Marijuana

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Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin wants to make his state the first to legalize marijuana through the legislature instead of a ballot initiative.

In his State of the State address on Thursday, the Democratic governor said that he wanted to “get marijuana legalization done right” by legislating a step-by-step process of legalization rather than taking the less-controlled route of a public referendum. “To do it right, we must do it deliberately, cautiously, step by step, and not all in one leap as we legislate the lessons learned from the states that went before us,” he said.

Vermont has already legalized medical marijuana, but Shumlin says he wants to bring the marijuana black market that serves over 80,000 Vermonters under state regulation, too. By legalizing and regulating the sale of marijuana, Shumlin said the state would be better equipped to protect minors from the drug. In order to sign a...

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