A new bill to make marijuana legal for adults and regulated similarly to alcohol in Vermont will be introduced next month, according to bill sponsors. The Times Argus reports: Legislation to be introduced next month when lawmakers return to the State House would allow those 21 and older to grow and possess marijuana for recreational use as early as July. [caption id="attachment_9415" align="alignright" width="150"] Sen. Joe Benning[/caption] [caption id="attachment_9416" align="alignleft" width="150"]…

[caption id="attachment_8831" align="alignright" width="300"] Sen. Joe Benning[/caption] In addition to Vermont's substantial progress on marijuana regulation this year, state legislators quietly passed a bill that will make a big difference in the lives of people who have been convicted of misdemeanors for marijuana possession. Sponsored by Senator Joe Benning (R-Lyndonville), S. 115 allows Vermonters who have been convicted of crimes for “conduct [that] is no longer prohibited by law or designated…