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New Job Hunt Helper for Brooks Memorial Library
Job Hunting? Need help filling out online job applications and other technology tasks? Job Hunt Helper Isabel Renaud has drop-in office hours on Tuesdays, 10 am -1 pm and Thursdays 1 – 4 pm. Isabel’s work is sponsored by Community College of Vermont, in cooperation with the Vermont Department of Libraries. Stop by with your questions!
PART 4 Federal Marijuana Laws & Demonstration & Protest June 21 & June 22 In Montpelier
PART 4 FEDERAL MARIJUANA LAWS
Law Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/
http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml
Now we will read more federal marijuana laws, and this time we will continue where we left off in Title 21 United States Code.
Brattleboro Selectboard Agenda and Notes – June 6, 2017
Emergency repairs at the Harris Place railroad embankment and at the Living Memorial Park swimming pool will be issues taken up at the Brattleboro Selectboard’s first regular meeting in June.
Brattleboro Committee Meeting Warnings
The Brattleboro Energy Committee will meet on Monday, June 5, 2017 at 5:00pm in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room at the Municipal Center.
Weather Anomaly
Part 3 Federal Marijuana Laws, “20 Years and Not More Than Life Imprisonment”, Etc!
PART 3 FEDERAL MARIJUANA LAWS: In part 3 we look at some of Title 21, and then take another break, because reading marijuana laws is really boring; or too shocking and upsetting to read the draconian prison terms. No wonder the U.S. Congress got away with making so many laws, they just figure the public goes to sleep trying to read them.
Brattleboro Community Justice Center Executive Director Retires
Brattleboro Community Justice Center, will be retiring in August. Kehnemuyi stepped into the position in August 2015 during a period of significant organizational changes, including new by-laws, a new Memorandum of Understanding with the Town of Brattleboro, and a new Board of Directors. During these organizational changes, Kehnemuyi has overseen the day-to-day operations of the BCJC, providing Restorative Justice programs for the Department of Corrections and the Brattleboro Area community. The BCJC is stronger for his service.
I-91 Brattleboro Bridge Replacement Project Update: Week of May 29th
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Special Vermont Legislature Session June 21, 2017 To Vote Yes Or No To Over-Ride Veto Of Recreational Marijuana Law
Other news wrongly reported that the bill is dead. It is not dead. It is waiting upon the Vermont State Legislature to decide whether or not to over-ride Governor Phil Scott’s veto of the recreational marijuana bill.
Brattleboro Memorial Day Closings
In observance of Memorial Day, all Brattleboro Town offices will be closed on Monday, May 29, 2017, with the exception of emergency services.
Part 2, Federal Marijuana Laws for Governor Phil Scott To Consider This Morning Before His Big Decision To Ignore, Sign or Veto The Marijuana Bill On His Desk!
Today we start off with Title 18 Criminal laws: explosives & marijuana; prisons & marijuana; and then Title 19 international treaties & marijuana. Please keep in mind that changing state marijuana laws does NOT change federal laws which are spelled three different ways in the federal laws: marijuana, marihuana and cannabis.
Part 1: Federal Marijuana Laws “Trump” State Marijuana Laws, So It Is Time To Learn Federal Pot Laws!
FEDERAL MARIJUANA LAWS which pre-empt, or “trump” state laws; PART 1.
How Police In Australia Test Drivers For Marijuana!
How police in Australia test drivers for marijuana! I saw this in a movie. I get some really great DVD’s at yard sales in the summer. I just can’t wait for yard sale season to start again! O.K., I don’t recall the name of the movie, and I’d have to dig through boxes to find it, but basically it goes like this, sort of:
Here is the Marijuana Bill the Governor Might Sign, So Please Read It!
This is the Marijuana bill we are waiting to see if Vermont Governor Phil Scott will sign or veto. The legislature could overcome a veto. It says Fentanyl, but it gets around to the marijuana, keep scrolling down!
Brattleboro Committee Meeting Warnings
The Brattleboro Citizen Police Communications Committee (CPCC) will meet on Monday, May 22, 2017, at 5:30pm at Brooks Memorial Library in the Meeting Room.
I-91 Brattleboro Bridge Replacement Project Update: Week of May 22nd
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Annual Brattleboro Water Quality Report Available
The Brattleboro Water Department’s annual Water Quality Report for 2016 is now available on-line at www.brattleboro.org. Printed copies can be obtained at the Town of Brattleboro’s Municipal Center, in the offices of the Treasurer and the Town Clerk, at the Department of Public Works on Fairground Road, and the Brooks Memorial Library on Main Street.
Town of Brattleboro Committee and Board Positions Open
The Town of Brattleboro is looking for citizens to serve on the following committees and boards:
Selectboard Meeting Notes – Budgets, Wood Pellets, Parking, PAYT, and Pool Repair
The Brattleboro Selectboard examined and approved the FY18 Utilities, Parking, and Solid Waste budgets on Tuesday night. There was ample discussion about a wide range of energy-related issues throughout, from wood boilers and pellet prices to energy improvements in town facilities.

