Marijuana advocates celebrate new Vt. law

Vermont has now joined the growing number of states that allow the sale of medical marijuana from an approved dispensary for patients who are seriously ill or suffer from chronic pain, according to WCAX News. Governor Peter Shumlin signed a bill authorizing the creation of up to four dispensaries in the state, though under the law patients or their caretakers are allowed to grow their own marijuana. There are currently 300 Vermonters listed in the state's marijuana registry, though that number may grow in the wake of this new legislation.