Vermont § 861 - Definitions As used in this chapter:

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§ 861. Definitions As used in this chapter:

  • (1) “Advertise” means the publication or dissemination of an advertisement. (2) “Advertisement” means any written or verbal statement, illustration, or depiction
    that would reasonably have the effect of inducing sales of cannabis or cannabis products,
    including any written, printed, graphic, or other material; billboard, sign, or other
    outdoor display; other periodical literature, publication, or in a radio or television
    broadcast; the internet; or in any other media. The term does not include: (A) any label affixed to any cannabis or cannabis product or any individual covering,
    carton, or other wrapper of that container that constitutes a part of the labeling
    under provisions of these standards; (B) any editorial or other reading material, such as a news release, in any periodical
    or publication or newspaper for the publication of which no money or valuable consideration
    is paid or promised, directly or indirectly, by any cannabis establishment, and that
    is not written by or at the direction of the licensee; (C) any educational, instructional, or otherwise noncommercial material that is not intended
    to induce sales and that does not propose an economic transaction, but that merely
    provides information to the public in an unbiased manner; or (D) a sign attached to the premises of a cannabis establishment that merely identifies
    the location of the cannabis establishment. (3) “Affiliate” means a person that directly or indirectly owns or controls, is owned
    or controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with another person. (4) “Applicant” means a person that applies for a license to operate a cannabis establishment
    pursuant to this chapter. (5) “Board” means the Cannabis Control Board. (6) “Cannabis” has the same meaning as provided in section 831 of this title. (7) “Cannabis cultivator” or “cultivator” means a person licensed by the Board to engage
    in the cultivation of cannabis in accordance with this chapter. (8) “Cannabis establishment” means a cannabis cultivator, propagation cultivator, wholesaler,
    product manufacturer, retailer, testing laboratory, or integrated licensee licensed
    by the Board to engage in commercial cannabis activity in accordance with this chapter. (9) “Cannabis product” has the same meaning as provided in section 831 of this title. (10) “Cannabis product manufacturer” or “product manufacturer” means a person licensed
    by the Board to manufacture cannabis products in accordance with this chapter. (11) “Cannabis retailer” or “retailer” means a person licensed by the Board to sell cannabis
    and cannabis products to adults 21 years of age and older for off-site consumption
    or cultivation in accordance with this chapter. (12) “Cannabis testing laboratory” or “testing laboratory” means a person licensed by the
    Board to test cannabis and cannabis products in accordance with this chapter. (13) “Cannabis wholesaler” or “wholesaler” means a person licensed by the Board to purchase,
    process, transport, and sell cannabis and cannabis products in accordance with this
    chapter. (14) “Chair” means the Chair of the Cannabis Control Board. (15) “Characterizing flavor” means a taste or aroma, other than the taste or aroma of cannabis,
    imparted either prior to or during consumption of a cannabis product. The term includes
    tastes or aromas relating to any fruit, chocolate, vanilla, honey, maple, candy, cocoa,
    dessert, alcoholic beverage, mint, menthol, wintergreen, herb or spice, or other food
    or drink or to any conceptual flavor that imparts a taste or aroma that is distinguishable
    from cannabis flavor but may not relate to any particular known flavor. (16) “Child-deterrent packaging” means tear-resistant packaging that can be sealed in a
    manner that would deter children under five years of age from easily accessing the
    contents of the package within a reasonable time and not difficult for adults to use
    properly. (17) “Child-resistant packaging” means packaging that is designed or constructed to be
    significantly difficult for children under five years of age to open or obtain a toxic
    or harmful amount of the substance in the container within a reasonable time and not
    difficult for adults to use properly but does not mean packaging that all children
    under five years of age cannot open or obtain a toxic or harmful amount of the substance
    in the container within a reasonable time. (18) “Controls,” “is controlled by,” and “under common control” mean the power to direct,
    or cause the direction or management and policies of a person, whether through the
    direct or beneficial ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise. A
    person who directly or beneficially owns 10 percent or more equity interest, or the
    equivalent thereof, of another person shall be deemed to control the person. (19) “Dispensary” means a business organization licensed pursuant to chapter 37 of this
    title. (20) [Repealed.] (21) “Flavored oil cannabis product” means any oil cannabis product that contains an additive
    to give it a characterizing flavor. (22) “Hemp” means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of the plant, including the
    seeds and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, acids, salts, isomers, and salts
    of isomers, whether growing or not, with the federally defined tetrahydrocannabinol
    concentration level of hemp. (23)(A) “Hemp products” or “hemp-infused products” means all products with the federally defined
    tetrahydrocannabinol concentration level for hemp derived from, or made by, processing
    hemp plants or plant parts that are prepared in a form available for commercial sale,
    including cosmetics, personal care products, food intended for animal or human consumption,
    cloth, cordage, fiber, fuel, paint, paper, construction materials, plastics, and any
    product containing one or more hemp-derived cannabinoids, such as cannabidiol. (B) Notwithstanding subdivision (A) of this subdivision (23), “hemp products” and “hemp-infused
    products” do not include any substance, manufacturing intermediary, or product that:

Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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