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Justice For All TV: 242 Years of Slavery in Vermont 01/31/2019

Host Mark Hughes is joined by Andrew Subin and Timothy Fair, Co-Owners of Vermont Cannabis Solutions, and Sasha Thayer, Plainfield Selectboard Member and Member of Vermont League of Cities and Towns. Topics of discussion include de-constitutionalizing slavery in Vermont, Kiah Morris, and no cannabis taxation or regulation without reparations.

Music provided by the Dave Keller Band.

Education and Enrichment for Everyone: Marijuana, Poverty, and Taxes - The Focus for Vermont Lawmakers in 2018 03/02/2018

Neal Goswami, Capital Bureau Chief for WCAX-TV, hosts this forum on state legislative priorities.

Legislative Report: Governor's Marijuana Commission 10/16/2017

Chittenden County Representative Joey Donovan sits down with Jake Perkinson of Vermont Governor Phil Scott's Marijuana Commission to address changing attitudes and legalities around cannabis.

Judge Ben: Effects of Marijuana on Youth 10/09/2017

Dr. Sharon Levy of Boston Children's Hospital discusses the effects of marijuana on youth with Grand Isle-Chittenden County Representative Ben Joseph.

Chittenden Democrats: Vermont House Majority Leader Jill Krowinski 10/02/2017

Vermont House Majority Leader Jill Krowinski sits down with Bob Hooper and Mike Yantachka of the Chittenden Democrats.

Judge Ben: Family Members Struggling with Marijuana Addiction 09/29/2017

Ben Joseph talks with Aubree Adams of Colorado via Skype about the challenges of having a close family member who is struggling with marijuana addiction, the costs that the legalization and industrialization of the marijuana trade have had on her state, and how she is striving to educate others about this growing national crisis.

Let's Talk - Season 5, Ep 5 05/09/2016

May 9, 2016: Nels and Robert talk about the bigger picture around the Vermont Marijuana Bill vote, the opiate epidemic and its effect on our society especially the children and their families.

Judge Ben: Trip to Colorado 03/28/2016

Judge Ben Joseph hosts a conversation with Deputy Chief, Jane Wright, of the Burlington Police Department, as she discusses her recent trip to Colorado and the impacts surrounding the legalization of marijuana in the state of Colorado.

https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/Police

Check out the Vermont Department of Health - Impact Assessment findings: http://healthvermont.gov/adap/drugs/marijuana.aspx

Essex Marijuana Policy Forum 03/02/2016

The five Essex/Westford House Representatives (Myers, Evans, Dame, Jerman, Bancroft) listen to brief pro-and-con presentations from advocates for recreational marijuana legislation, then hear from community members on the issue. Essex Heart and Soul hosts the event with Kayhl Cooper, a local high school student and community advisory board member of H&S, moderating the discussion. Brief presentations made by Mariah Sanderson of Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) and Laura Subin of the Vermont Coalition to Regulate Marijuana. Chittenden County Senators provide an update on Senate deliberations to date.

For more info visit: http://www.pauldame.com/essex_marijuana_policy_forum

Judge Ben: High School Students and Marijuana 01/29/2016

Judge Ben Joseph hosts a conversation with Margo Austin, Student Assistance Program Counselor, on potential youth impacts surrounding the legalization of marijuana in the state of Vermont.

Check out the Vermont Department of Health - Impact Assessment findings: http://healthvermont.gov/adap/drugs/marijuana.aspx

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