[caption id="attachment_9196" align="alignright" width="200"] Attorney General Bill Sorrell[/caption] While many states will be considering making marijuana legal in 2016, Vermont may be the first to do so through its legislature. MPP's New England Political Director Matt Simon is so optimistic that he is moving to the state from nearby New Hampshire in order to spend more time working with lawmakers there. Now, the state's attorney general has predicted that Vermont will make history next year. VTDigger.org reports: [Attorney…

Vermont House Speaker Shap Smith, previously undecided about whether to support a bill that would make marijuana legal for adults and regulate it similarly to alcohol, has put his support behind such a measure for the 2016 session [caption id="attachment_9141" align="alignright" width="240"] VT House Speaker Shap Smith (photo: Ben Sarle) .[/caption] Vermont Public Radio reports: For months, Smith has taken a "wait and see" position concerning the legalization of marijuana. He said he wanted to remain…