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Pediatrics Advocate Hails Scott's Marijuana Legalization Veto

Steven Senne
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Associated Press
Stephanie Winters, the executive director of the American Academy of Pediatrics Vermont chapter, is among those who support Gov. Phil Scott's decision to veto a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana in 2018.

Although the , some groups remain concerned about health and safety implications of legalizing the drug.

Wednesday, Gov. Phil Scott that would have made Vermont the ninth state in the nation to legalize recreational marijuana.

Stephanie Winters, the executive director of the American Academy of Pediatrics Vermont chapter, is among those who support the governor's decision.

Listen to Winters' full conversation with VPR's Henry Epp, above.

Annie Russell was VPR's Deputy News Director. She came to VPR from NPR's Weekends on All Things Considered and WNYC's On The Media. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School.
Henry worked for ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý as a reporter from 2017 to 2023.

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