News Vt. bill would decriminalize ‘personal amounts’ of drugs

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Vt. bill would decriminalize ‘personal amounts’ of drugs​

Calvin Cutler
WCAX/CBS
20 Jan 2022

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont lawmakers are teeing up a bill that would decriminalize certain amounts of drugs.

The proposal would create a board of experts to determine what a reasonable ‘personal amount’ of drugs would look like. Possession of anything under that amount would be a civil penalty, which could be waived if that person seeks treatment services. Backers of the bill say it shifts drug use and possession to a public health lens instead of leaning on law enforcement and prosecutors.

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