Article Excerpt: “There is a strong possibility that Hartford (Vermont) will ask its residents on (Town Meeting Day) of March 2022 if they want to opt in to allow cannabis sales in Hartford” (Hartford Selectboard Vice Chair Joe) Major said in introducing the topic at a town hall discussion Monday night at Hartford High School. The meeting, organized by the Selectboard and the Hartford Community Coalition, featured a panel of local experts on the issue so that voters “could make an informed decision before going into the voter booth,” Major said. The positives of allowing local cannabis sales, however, were challenged by professionals in the medical and social service fields, as well as some in the audience who cast a skeptical eye on industry-supplied data and a cautious approach. “When the (cannabis) industry is the one that’s telling you how it all works and promising you, that you’re going to make money as a town … and your property values are going to go up and you’re going to have high-paying jobs … you have to realize that’s all speculative,” said Alan Budney, a professor of psychiatry and biomedical data science at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine who researches cannabis use disorder.
Full Article: https://tinyurl.com/yt8vfe23
Article Source: Valley News