State regulators settle free speech lawsuit with Middlebury cannabis shop

Cannabis buds for purchase on display at Ceres Collaborative dispensary in Burlington on the first day of legal retail cannabis sales on Oct. 1, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerVermont’s cannabis regulator will ease some of its restrictions on how retailers can market their products as part of a settlement announced this week with a cannabis dispensary in Middlebury and a statewide group that lobbies for the cannabis industry.The deal resolves a lawsuit that FLŌRA Cannabis and t