VI readers know we’ve been actively involved in efforts to legalize, tax, and regulate both hemp and cannabis here in our once-and-future Vermont republic for agri-preneurial, medical and recreational purposes for several years – watch our short “Cannabis Conversations@Nectars” talk here, or read our “Top 10 Reasons Why Vermont Should Legalize Cannabis” article here.

And now – the first annual Vermont Hemp Fest at Burke Mountain, sponsored by Heady Vermont (read their VI pro-cannabis legalization article here). Join Vermont’repreneurs working in the hemp and cannabis space, compare notes attend workshops, and hear from keynoter Michael Lewis, featured in the Patagonia sponsored film “Harvesting Liberty.”

Click here for information, tickets, and schedule.

 

August 29, 2017

2017 Vermont Hempfest (Free Mary Jane)

VI readers know we’ve been actively involved in efforts to legalize, tax, and regulate both hemp and cannabis here in our once-and-future Vermont republic for agri-preneurial, […]
August 29, 2017

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August 23, 2017

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Have you listened to “Brave Little State,” VPR’s newest monthly podcast? If not, you should. Hosted with understated and insightful aplomb by audio curator Angela Evancie, […]
August 23, 2017

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Vermont is seceding, Mr. Trump. No need to “disband” us. We live here. Free Vermont!
August 16, 2017

#CALEXIT: YES California Independence Campaign Hires New President (XINHUA NEWS)

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August 14, 2017

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July 30, 2017

Ethan Allen – In His Own Words (CCTV + Jim Hogue)

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July 23, 2017

The “Secession Impulse” Is Alive and Well in US Cities and States (KIRKPATRICK SALE)

Publisher’s Note: Kirkpatrick Sale is our preeminent thinker on decentralism, and the founder of the Middlebury Institute, which organized in Middlebury, Vermont in November 2004. In […]
July 21, 2017

Pentagon Announces US Empire Is “Collapsing” (Insurge Intelligence)

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July 19, 2017

The Future of Vermont Agriculture (LIVE on WGDR)

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July 7, 2017

Trump and #Vexit – A Decentralist Perspective

Trump is a decentralist dream. Let’s hope he succeeds in destroying the federal government. Then we can start over where the Articles of Confederation left off […]
June 16, 2017

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“The United States is the imperial superpower, the main military aggressor on the planet. Its rulers must be deprived of the political ability to spend trillions […]