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Vermont's Governor Phil Scott has vetoed a bill that would legalize recreational cannabis in the state, but says "there is a path forward on this issue":
Vermont Governor Phil Scott, a Republican, said on Wednesday he was vetoing a bill to legalize marijuana, and sending it back to the legislature for changes. "We must get this right," Scott said in prepared remarks at a press conference today. "I think we need to move a little bit slower."
Though he said he views the issue "through a libertarian lens," Scott vetoed the bill due to concerns about detecting and penalizing impaired drivers, protecting children, and the role and makeup of a Marijuana Regulatory Commission. The governor said he is "not philosophically opposed" to legalization, "and I recognize there is a clear societal shift in that direction." He said he'll send recommended changes to the the Democratic-majority legislature, and that if they address his concerns, "there is a path forward on this issue."
Also at The Hill, NORML, Reason, The Washington Post (AP), and The Vermont Standard.
Previously: Vermont Legislature Passes Cannabis Legalisation Bill
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 26 2017, @09:05PM
That's true.
But when it comes to bombing bad guys in other countries, there's no limit on the number of good guys we can incidentally sentence to death. I imagine their friends and relatives don't mind that. We just need to keep bombing and kill the last remaining bad guys. Only been 16 years now, I imagine we've almost got them all. Just another few months/years/etc.