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Burlington Cannabis Shop to Close, Citing Saturated Market
A Burlington cannabis dispensary is preparing to close its doors, saying the costs are too high to run a successful business in such a… -
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College Cannabis Course Is Growing Vermont's Weed Workforce
Chris Van Den Meiracker moved to Vermont 17 years ago to build and overhaul electrical substations for the state's energy grid. The job paid… -
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Cannabis Company Could Lose License for Using Banned Pesticide
A local cannabis company could lose its license after its products tested positive for a banned pesticide for the second time. The Vermont Cannabis… -
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Arts + Culture
'Cannasations' Podcaster Kris Brown Aims to 'Humanize' Vermont’s Weed Culture
Kris Brown was in a supermarket last year when he noticed a "tall, skinny white dude" watching him intently as Brown and his family… -
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A Burlington Cannabis Shop Plans to Host State's First Weed 'Farmers Market'
The owner of a Burlington cannabis shop is hosting a weed "farmers market" featuring growers and producers who will be on hand to speak… -
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Judge Tosses Burlington Cannabiz Owner's Lawsuit
A Vermont judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by a Burlington cannabis entrepreneur who claimed he was “hoodwinked” by the Canadian company that… -
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Lawsuit Accuses Burlington Police of Using Excessive Force on Black Teen With Disabilities
The mother of a Black teenager with intellectual disabilities is suing the City of Burlington, alleging that police officers used excessive force when they… -
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Arts + Culture
Vermont's Cannabis Nurse Hotline Answers Health Questions for Weed Consumers, Patients and Dispensary Staffs
When Doreen Keefe of Barre City tells people that she has a rare neurological disorder called trigeminal neuralgia, most people say they've never heard… -
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Waterbury Couple Buy Rare Vermont Cannabis License
One of Vermont’s rarest kinds of cannabis licenses is changing hands. Noah Fishman and Marlena Tucker-Fishman, owners of Zenbarn Farms cannabis shop in Waterbury,… -
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Federal Hemp Regulations Trip Up Vermont Growers
In 2018, Sam Bellavance decided to take a chance on cannabis. That year, Congress legalized commercial production of hemp, and Bellavance saw an opportunity… -
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Cannabis Entrepreneur Says He Was 'Hoodwinked' in Merger Deal
A Burlington cannabis entrepreneur is suing the Canadian company he merged his company with as part of a $25 million deal in 2021. Shayne Lynn… -
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Burlington Council Moves to Declare the Drug Crisis a Top Priority
Editor’s note: Shortly after this story was published, the city posted a new version of the resolution. This story was updated at 6:51 p.m.… -
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With No Federal Lifeline, Cannabis Businesses Count Their Flood Losses
As the rain poured down on July 10, Ashley Sorrentino kept an eye on her recently planted cannabis crop with surveillance cameras. She was… -
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The Acting Chief: For Three Years, Jon Murad Has Auditioned to Be Burlington's Top Cop. Will He Finally Get the Role?
A row of uniformed police officers formed a supportive rank along a back wall of Burlington City Hall Auditorium as Mayor Miro Weinberger introduced… -
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Cannabis Advocate and Researcher 'Dr. Bob' Melamede Dies at 75
Robert Melamede, the iconoclastic DNA researcher, entrepreneur and international advocate for the therapeutic use of cannabis, died on April 19 from kidney failure related… -
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Burlington’s Cannabis Marketplace Is Quickly Becoming Crowded
During the unseasonably warm weather last week, strolling tourists in downtown Burlington tallied the cannabis stores that have sprouted like so many spring crocuses.… -
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Vermont Wants an Equitable Cannabis Industry. Will the State Pony Up?
Euphoria Cannabis won't open until later this month, but Tiffany Johnson's shop is already glowing up the block. For years home to a medical… -
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Ben Cohen’s Cannabis Company Tries to Undo the Harm of the War on Drugs
Some of the most popular strains of cannabis sound more like ice cream flavors than plants: Blue Dream, Girl Scout Cookies, Sour Diesel,… -
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Food + Drink
Three Questions for Bobby Berg of Haute & Heady Cannabis Cuisine
When Bobby Berg spoke to Seven Days in 2019, we didn't use his full name. "Chef Bobby," the mysterious cook behind Haute & Heady… -
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Delivery Video Leads to $20,000 Fine for Northeast Kingdom Cannabis Grower
Devon Deyhle was headed to New York City in December when he had an idea for a promotional video that he hoped would help… -
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Vermont Cannabis Control Board Gets Funding for a Laboratory
A large spending package enacted on Monday includes money that will allow the Vermont Cannabis Control Board to build and run its own testing… -
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Vermont Wants to Run Its Own Cannabis Lab to Monitor the Sprouting Market
State regulators want to build a cannabis testing lab to help them oversee the fast-growing legal weed market. The Vermont Cannabis Control Board's request… -
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National Law Enforcement Experts Come to Burlington to Share Ideas on Police Reform
Update, March 1, 2023: This event was postponed due to a winter storm. It has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. on March 12. Rising… -
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Northfield’s Police Chief Takes Flak for His Provocative Public Stances
John Helfant is one of the most vocal parents in the Orange Southwest School District. At a school board meeting last year, the… -
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Illegal Crossings on the Vermont-Canadian Border Are Soaring
As dangerously bitter cold settled over the Northeast on February 3, Robert Garcia, who heads the Swanton-based U.S. Border Patrol sector, posted a photo…
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