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Purchase Limit Campaign

We aim to raise awareness about the issues surrounding the Cannabis Control Board's recent changes to its Purchase Limit Guidance document, which have sparked significant controversy throughout the community, and provide a means to direct discontent and take action to help resolve the matter.

What’s the Issue?

On October 31, 2025, the Cannabis Control Board published an updated version of its Purchase Limit Guidance document, which represents a substantial departure from the current purchase limits. The new guidance reduces purchasable amounts of concentrates by 180% and introduces a points system for determining allowable limits. While this consequential change is being met with broad pushback, the CCB states that it will take effect on January 10, 2026.

Some notable purchase limit changes that we’re hearing from retail shops, producers, and consumers alike, that will disrupt sales and choices for shoppers include:

  • 14 grams of hash, such as rosin and bubble hash, will be reduced to 5 grams.

  • Eight one-gram, or 16 half-gram vape cartridges, will be reduced to five one-gram, or ten half-gram vape cartridges.

  • Seven 1,200 mg tinctures, will be reduced to 1 1,200 mg tincture.

However, this is a moment that this community can seize and turn into an opportunity to advance meaningful policy reform that will benefit retail shops, producers, consumers, and increase state revenue.

What can we do?

A moment such as this is a moment to seize upon, and we ask that you consider joining us in doing so. The silver lining here is that the CCB can easily update its own guidance documents, and its voice carries weight with legislators. There is also legislative precedent for legislators to accept reforms for the adult-use market that exist in the medical cannabis program. This strategy enabled us to achieve delivery reform in the market back in 2023.

As an organization, we are requesting that the CCB withdraw the new points system and include language to increase possession limits for adults 21 and older to at least match the medical possession limits of 2 ounces of cannabis and 10 grams of concentrates in the agency's legislation for the upcoming 2026 legislative session. If the CCB receives enough pressure from the community, we may compel them to act in the interest of this common cause. Let’s do this!

Get the Word Out

After you take action, share this page to your friends, family, and neighbors urging them to contact the CCB in this moment, as well. Now is the time to apply pressure!

 
 

take action → Sample CCB Public Comment and Phone Script

Start by copying and pasting the sample message below, then customize it with your own experience and information, explaining why this issue is important to you, before submitting it to the CCB. You can also use this as a script to call the agency.

The CCB Public Input Form Web Page →

Dear Vermont Cannabis Control Board,

My name is [YOUR NAME]. I live [AND/OR OPERATE A LICENSE, SUPPORT LICENSEES] in [CITY/TOWN], Vermont.

It has been brought to my attention that the allowable purchase limits of cannabis and cannabis products have significantly changed with a recent update to guidance, which can be seen as a substantive reduction in allowable products, which may harm retail sales and confuse and cause harm to customers who have become accustomed to less restrictive limits currently in place.

[OFFER YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE HERE – SUCH AS, AS A SHOPPER, THIS CHANGE WILL DISADVANTAGE MY ABILITY TO OBTAIN THE QUALITY PRODUCTS I HAVE COME TO EXPECT ON THE REGULATED MARKET THAT OUTCOMPETE THE LEGACY MARKET AND OTHER STATE MARKETS, ETC.; OR, AS A RETAILER, THIS REDUCTION IN ALLOWABLE PURCHASE LIMITS WILL PRESENT ITSELF AS A SEVERE DISRUPTION TO SALES AND CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCES, ETC.]

I request that you withdraw the points system from the new Purchase Limit Guidance document, and include language increasing possession limits for adults 21 and older in your 2026 legislation to at least match the Medical Cannabis Program possession limits of 2 ounces of cannabis and 10 grams of concentrates.

Thank you for supporting Vermont’s regulated cannabis industry.

[YOUR NAME]