Thanks to Vermont Governor Phil Scott for signing common sense cannabis bill H511 into law. Next step? Vermont should move as thoughtfully and aggressively as possible to build a legal, regulated, taxed hemp and cannabis economy that will provide more jobs and more economic opportunities for more Vermonters.

Our friends at Seven Days answer our FAQs about Vermont’s new cannabis law.

And thanks to Heady Vermont for spotlighting our new Vermont-made 2VR HEMP flags!

You can buy them at our 2VR STORE, along with Plan ‘V’ pamphlets, passports, books, stickers, coins, and more.

Looking for a blueprint for a taxed, regulated, legal cannabis industry? We can help here, too.

Read VTCC/Vermont Cannabis Collaborative’s 2015 white paper – “What Cannabis Can Do For Vermont” – based on 18 months of research and conversation across Vermont with a variety of cannabis and hemp stakeholders.

Let’s get busy. Cannabis and Hemp ain’t gonna plant and harvest themselves.

More at www.vermontindependent.org.

Bless our 2nd Vermont Republic.

January 23, 2018

Vermont Legalizes Cannabis! FAQs Answered! 2VR Hemp Flags! Now What? (HEADY VERMONT)

Thanks to Vermont Governor Phil Scott for signing common sense cannabis bill H511 into law. Next step? Vermont should move as thoughtfully and aggressively as possible to […]
January 17, 2018

Plan ‘V’ – Fair Taxation For Our 2nd Vermont Republic

Publisher’s Note: Thanks to one astute Vermont neighbor who passed on this suggestion for more equitable taxation as part of our Plan ‘V’ vision for our […]
January 12, 2018

The World & the US Presidency: Renegotiating the  Deal (GREEN MOUNTAIN POLITICS)

Publisher’s Note: Burlington-based journalist Greg Guma is one of Vermont’s most astute veteran journalists and progressive thinkers. We’d only add two observations to his essay here: […]
January 7, 2018

Vermont Governor Phil Scott’s 2018 “State Of Our Once And Future Republic” Address (PLAN ‘V’, Anyone?!)

Publisher’s Note: Sandwiched between a mythical celebration of Vermont’s independent origins and Vermonters who won the so-called Civil War for the “Union,” Governor Scott delivers a […]
January 2, 2018

Free Mary Jane, Free Vermont – Cannabis Reform Advocates To Assemble At Statehouse on January 9 (Grassroots Networking)

Publisher’s Note: Vermont Independent has championed a legalized, regulated, taxed hemp and cannabis economy in the Green Mountains for several years now. Highlights: 1-Watch our recent […]
January 1, 2018

Vermont Legislature Declares January “Vermont Independence Month” – Here Are TEN Ways To Support Our 2nd Vermont Republic (2VR) !

In 1777, Vermonters established Vermont as an independent country and sovereign republic – “the only state of 50 that self-constituted itself as an independent republic,” according […]
December 21, 2017

Merry Holidays and a Happy New Year from the 2VR! (WINTER IN VERMONT)

Merry Holidays, friends and neighbors! Get fired up for 2018, and JANUARY – Vermont Independence Month.                     […]
December 15, 2017

What the FCC? The Federal Communication Commission Votes to Kill Digital Democracy (E-Commons versus E-Empire)

Publisher’s Note: Make no mistake. The FCC’s decision to destroy “Net Neutrality” is a case study in OUR Commons versus US Empire. Read on…     […]
December 13, 2017

Bush and Cheney: How They Ruined America And The World (BOOK REVIEW)

“Fit to govern? No, not fit to live.” From The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act IV scene iii In my optimistic imagination, Dick Cheney shall live and […]
December 8, 2017

Climate Is Heating Up In Vermont (GE/GLOBAL WARMING)

Since 1970, Burlington, Vermont has had the largest increase in average winter temperature across the nation. Burlington’s average has increased by 7°F in the past 47 […]
December 7, 2017

A Public Bank For Vermont – The Time Is Now! (#BringOurMoneyHome)

Our latest Plan V-TV show? Episode 25 – How a Vermont public bank can benefit our Vermont citizens, our schools, our communities, and our Vermont economy […]
December 6, 2017

Chris Hedges Chronicles The US Empire’s Dystopic Collapse (SANCTUARY VIDEO)

Few US commentators provide as much dark wisdom as Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Chris Hedges, who resigned from the NY Times after he was “reprimanded” for […]