https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Retail-cannabis-approved-in-a-number-of-Vermont-16971503.php

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A number of Vermont communities approved Town Meeting Day measures allowing retail marijuana sales within their borders as the state's first retail businesses are expected to open in the fall.

At least 40 cities and towns voted on these local measures on Tuesday.

Among those that approved them were the larger communities of Barre, Essex, Manchester and Rutland as well as smaller towns such as Bolton, Grand Isle, Milton, Springfield and Waitsfield, WCAX-TV reported.

Castleton rejected the proposal.

The Vermont Legislature legalized the sale of recreational marijuana starting this year but cities and towns have to vote whether to allow sales in their communities. If communities approve it, businesses can start applying for a state license on April 1. A state board will review the license requests.

More than the 33 Vermont municipalities already had approved retail marijuana operations before Town Meeting Day, according to the Vermont League of Cities and Towns.