VISITED A LOCAL DISPENSARY'S OPEN HOUSE TO LEARN MORE. 01;31;11;18- 01;31;16;19 Scott Gowdy Island Pon Cannabis Company <IT WAS ALWAYS A DREAM OF LIKE CAN YOU IMAGINE IF IT WENT LEGAL IN THE STATE.> ON OCTOBER 1ST PEOPLE WILL LIKELY HAVE THE CHANCE TO áBUY CANNABIS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN VERMONT... AS A FEW DISPENSARIES HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT TO START SELLING RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA. AND AS OTHERS WAIT TO GET THEIR RETAIL LICENSES, LOCAL DISPENSARIES ARE LOOKING TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT CANNABIS. 01;12;07;01- 01;12;16;03 Michael Hatin, Co- Owner The High Country Cannabis <TRY TO GET THE WORD OUT TO THE COMMUNITY THAT IT'S A GOOD THING, A SAFE THING, THEN WHAT'S OUT THERE ON THE BLACK MARKET.> TODAY AT HIGH COUNTRY CANNABIS IN DERBY - A SNEAK PEEK OF WHAT'S TO COME. Michael Hatin, Co- Owner The High Country Cannabis 01;11;59;02- 01;12;05;17 <WE INVITED ALL THE VENDORS TO HAND OUT FREE SAMPLES OF THEIR PRODUCT THAT WERE GOING TO BE CARRYING HERE IN THE STORE.> AFTER MONTHS OF HARD WORK THE DISPENSARY IS AIMING TO OPEN ON OCTOBER 15. 01;19;32;16- 01;19;44;28 Brian Fisher Co- Owner High Country Cannabis <I WOULD SAY IT PROBABLY TOOK CLOSE TO A YEAR IT WAS A THOUGHT AT FIRST WE HAD TO COMMUNICATE THOROUGHLY WITH THE STATE AND THE TOWNS TO MAKE SURE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAN HAPPEN.> COMMUNICATION WITH OFFICIALS IS KEY. TO MAKE SURE ALL ASPECTS OF THE PROCESS ARE LEGAL. 01;29;42;10- 01;29;54;00 Scott Gowdy Island Pon Cannabis Company <WHEN WE'RE READY TO MOVE SOMETHING WE HAVE TO CONTACT THE CCB CANNABIS CONTROL BOARD AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE VEHICLE, THE PERSON, THE AMOUNT WE'RE MOVING.> WHILE THERE IS PLENTY OF EXCITEMENT. SOME ARE STILL SKEPTICAL. Caleb Teske Halo Canna Consulting <I'VE FOUND MYSELF AT LOCAL TOWN MEETINGS OR SELECT BOARD MEETINGS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE WHERE THERE IS STILL A LOT OF PUSHBACK AND ITS TOUGH TO DEAL WITH THAT YOU KNOW A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE ARE UNWILLING TO BUDGE ON THE ISSUE.> EVEN WITH CRITICS THE HIGH COUNTRY CANNABIS IS NOT WORRIED AND LOOKS FORWARD TO THE MANY WAYS THEY WILL POSITIVELY IMPACT THE COMMUNITY. 01;21;16;00- 01;21;31;05 Brian Fisher Co- Owner High Country Cannabis <THERE'S BEEN A JOB STRUGGLE AND SOMETHING LIKE THIS CAN BRING SO MANY JOBS. I MEAN EVEN WITH SOME OF THE VENDORS WE HAVE BEHIND US THEY HAVE AT LEAST 10, 20, 30 EMPLOYEES. WE HAVE 6 EMPLOYEES AND A