VT LEG #381427 v.2
H.321 – An act relating to miscellaneous cannabis
amendments
As recommended by the House Committee on Government Operations and Military
Affairs, Draft 3.2
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Bill Summary
his bill, as recommended by the House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs,
would make amendments to various cannabis regulations, including:
• Clarifying regulation of hemp and hemp-infused products;
• Creating a new $500 trim and harvest services license for businesses that provide specified
maintenance services to cannabis cultivators;
• Allowing for longer employee licenses (extended up to two years instead of the current annual
renewal) and product licenses (at the discretion of the Cannabis Control Board) for cannabis
establishments;
• Repealing the intent to apply fee for cannabis establishment licenses;
• Requiring that a business that collects the cannabis excise tax notify the Department of Taxes
before transferring the business to a new entity; and
• Creating a new Enforcement Attorney within the Cannabis Control Board in fiscal year 2026.
Fiscal Impact
The bill would have a minimal impact on fee revenue for the Cannabis Regulation Fund. Fewer than 10
establishments are expected to apply for the proposed $500 harvest and trim license. In addition, Section 12
would allow establishments to apply for a two-year employee license for $100, or longer-term product license,
prorated at the current $50 annual rate. This would change the timing of revenues received by the Cannabis
Regulation Fund for those fees, but long-term total revenue received is not expected to change.
In addition, the Enforcement Attorney is estimated to cost $150,000 per year, which is not accounted for in
the bill.
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The Joint Fiscal Office (JFO) is a nonpartisan legislative office dedicated to producing unbiased fiscal analysis – this fiscal note is
meant to provide information for legislative consideration, not to provide policy recommendations.
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The full fiscal note history is available on the fiscal tab of the bill page on the General Assembly website and can be pulled up
through a bill number search on the JFO page.
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March 14, 2025 Ted Barnett, Senior Fiscal Analyst