An Employer Guide to Substance Misuse
LINK Created by United Way of Northwest Vermont in collaboration with United Way’s Working Bridges Program and Prevention Works!VT, this toolkit offers information and guidance…
Audience: Substance Misuse Prevention Organizations
Town of Weathersfield Zoning Bylaw: Drug and Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments
The Town of Weathersfield’s Zoning Bylaw (as adopted April 5, 2021) establishes mandatory buffer zones between drug and tobacco paraphernalia establishments and sensitive land uses,…
Woodstock Village Smokefree Parks Ordinance
In 2023, Woodstock village updated its smokefree parks ordinance. Tags: cannabis, municipal policy, tobacco products, tobacco substitutes, substance-free, prevention, recovery
Template: Smoke-Free Town-Owned Parks, Beaches, and Recreational Areas, VT
Policy Template for Smoke-free Municipal-Owned Parks, Beaches and Recreational Areas, from the VT Department of Health Tobacco Control Program
Cannabis Control Board Guidance for Municipalities, VT
Municipal.Guidance_FINAL (1)This guidance is provided by the Vermont Cannabis Control Board to assist municipalities working with individuals and businesses seeking to establish a cannabis business…
Municipal Introduction to Recovery-Friendly Communities
Recovery-friendly communities make it easier for people to stay sober if they are in recovery from drug or alcohol addiction. An RFC would consider the…
Creating Healthy Environments for Youth – Town Checklist, VT
This is an assessment tool for towns to see where the town currently stands with in-place youth protective factors, including zoning, town ordinances, health chapters…
Restorative Justice in U.S. Schools, US
“Restorative justice (RJ) is a broad term that encompasses a growing social movement to institutionalize non-punitive, relationship-centered approaches for avoiding and addressing harm, responding to…
Link: Vermont Municipal Regulation of Alcohol and Tobacco and Alcohol and Tobacco Advertising, VT
Link: https://www.ccrpcvt.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/VLCT-CCRPC-Study-11-21-FINAL.pdf This report provides an analysis of available authority under Vermont law to regulate alcohol and tobacco at the municipal level and provide specific…
Alcohol and drug/substance use on school property or at school functions, VT
Example policy from the Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union (FNESU) including policy and procedural functions for infraction of the policy Tags: School response, restorative team, substance…
Preventing Youth Substance Misuse, VT
A community planning toolkit created by Healthy Lamoille Valley, a coalition of community organizations and individuals working collaboratively to reduce youth substance misuse and encourage…
Template: Town Smokefree Policy, VT
A template for towns to restrict public use of tobacco, tobacco substitutes, and marijuana/cannabis
Smoke-free recreation areas policy, Hartland, VT
This policy prohibits the use and disposal of all tobacco and cannabis products and equipment on all town owned land. Note that public consumption of…
Smoking and tobacco policy, Ludlow, VT
This policy prohibits smoking (including the use of smokeless tobacco, electronic cigarettes, vaping devices, juuls, hookahs, and cannabis) within 20 feet of all Town and…
Zoning signage regulations, Windsor, VT
Zoning for signage regulations Tags: Signs, advertising and marketing, sign standards, cannabis retail
Youth sports policies, Lyndon, VT
Youth baseball and softball league policies including the prohibition of the use of any and all alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, or smoking products. Relevant language begins…