Vermont just legalized marijuana. Here's why that's so important.

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Vermont just legalized marijuana. Here's why that's so important.
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*The Green Mountain State now has a totally different meaning for Vermont.

For the first time, a state legislature in the U.S. legalized adult cannabis use for adults 21 and older. The other states that allow recreational cannabis use — Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, California, Nevada, Massachusetts, and Maine, as well as Washington D.C.*— got there with ballot measures.*

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Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed the bill on Monday, which will go into effect on July 31, and will allow adults to possess one ounce or less of cannabis flower. Additionally, adults may posses up to two mature marijuana plants and up to four immature plants.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/22/vermont-legal-marijuana-cannabis-weed/)

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