Governor says he'll sign legislation allowing marijuana possession

Gov. Phil Scott says he will stand by his commitment to support legislation that would legalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana in Vermont.

“I made that commitment. It’s a libertarian approach,” the governor said Friday during an interview on Vermont Public Radio’s “Vermont Edition.”

However, he said that before supporting a measure to set up a regulatory and tax system for retail sales of marijuana, the issue of driver impairment would need to be addressed.

“Impairment is taking on a whole new meaning these days. It’s not just impairment due to alcohol, not just to marijuana, but it’s prescription drugs and heroin and a combination of all,” the governor said on VPR. “We have to come up with a way to determine impairment on our highways regardless of what the substance is.”

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