{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"High Fidelity","title":"Episode 17 | Cannabis Advocacy at the VT Statehouse with Dave Silberman","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/5ed4faa1\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2708,"description":"Bridget and Dave discuss some of the policies that have shaped the Vermont cannabis industry thus far and highlight the key elements of bills currently winding their way through the State House ahead of the crossover deadline.\nLinks:\nhttps://silbermanplc.com/about/\nhttps://floravt.com\nhttps://legislature.vermont.gov/\nhttps://decrimvermont.org/the-coalition\nShow Notes: \n0:00 - Cursing is allowed\n1:20 - Update on Cannabis Banking in VT\n3:45 - Dave's background\n5:42 - Great piece of advice in VT politics\n9:10 - Difference between a lobbyist and an advocate\n10:45 - Dave's top 3 initiatives leading up to legalization\n13:00 - Automatic expungement EOY 2023\n19:39 - The illicit market entering the legal market\n20:55 - Three cannabis bills currently at State House\n21:40 - Lifting potency cap on edibles packages\n22:55 - Nursery license\n24:27 - Removing the DLL's involvement with cannabis paraphernalia\n27:00 - The \"vape tax\"\n29:00 Lifting the potency limit on solid concentrates\n32:45 - Positive changes in political environment since 2018\n36:52 - Should medical patients be able to shop tax free at adult use stores? \n39:32 - Dave's perspective of the market launch as a licensed retailer\n43:00 - Dave's selfcare practice","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/cDZvekvgmJ8JN0rZIT6RMYFWMPY2ABRE6E-SMvVmyiQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM1NTE3LzE2NjYw/MjQ5NTctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}