Roughly Two Dozen Vermont Towns Just Say Yes to Marijuana Sales
The Evansville Trading Post, a general store in the small town of Brownington, has adapted over the years to stay afloat. These days, its wares include food, fuel, fishing licenses and furniture.
Thanks to the town's voters, store owners Andrew and Kelly Swett hope to add cannabis to that list — not the CBD that’s already available on the counter, but the THC-containing products that people use to get high.
“Things aren’t going so great in retail,” said Andrew, who was relieved on Wednesday to learn that the town had voted to allow commercial cannabis establishments, a move made possible by a bill passed last year. “It would be helpful.”
About two dozen Vermont towns considered similar measures on Town Meeting Day, and almost all passed them.
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