Vermont Medical Marijuana Law

Status

Operational

Law Signed:

2004

QUALIFYING CONDITIONS

Any patient receiving hospice care
Cachexia or wasting syndrome
Cancer
Crohn’s disease (effective July 1, 2017)
Glaucoma
HIV or AIDS
Multiple Sclerosis
Parkinson’s disease (effective July 1, 2017)
PTSD (effective July 1, 2017)
Seizures
Severe or chronic pain
Severe nausea

PATIENT POSSESSION LIMITS

Two ounces of usable marijuana

HOME CULTIVATION

Yes, no more than nine marijuana plants, of which no more than two may be mature.

STATE-LICENSED DISPENSARIES ALLOWED

Yes. Dispensaries may lawfully engage in home delivery.

STATE-LICENSED DISPENSARIES OPERATIONAL

Yes

MEDICAL MARIJUANA STATUTES

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 18, §§ 4471- 4474d (2003)
Vt. Stat. Ann. Tit. 18, §4472(6); 4474(1),(2)(c) (2003)

CAREGIVERS

Yes, registered caregiver is a person who has agreed to undertake responsibility for managing the well-being of a registered patient with respect to the use of marijuana for symptom relief. The registered caregiver can never have been convicted of a drug-related crime. The caregiver must be 21 years of age or older. Patients may only have one registered caregiver at a time. Registered caregiver may serve only one registered patient at a time.