Gov. Peter Shumlin
"I will work with you to craft the right bill that thoughtfully and carefully eliminates the era of prohibition that is currently failing us so miserably," Shumlin told legislators. "I believe we have the capacity to take this next step and get marijuana legalization done right the Vermont way. Let's do it together."
The state is seen by national legalization advocates as likely to be the first to end prohibition by an act of the legislature as opposed to through a citizen ballot initiative.
