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I'd imagine as long as you lived in that state long enough to become a citizen, there wouldn't be any problems.
But maybe if you have a doctors recommendation and a legitimate reason to get meds you might be able to get it right away.
I live in Nevada (an I know they do it in Cali too) and some of the dispensaries here take the doctors rec. alone.
You don't have to pay the extra cost ($500 in Vegas) or go through the whole state issued id process, but you'll want to do it
anyways if you wanna grow legally. Hope this helps some.
Good luck.

I'm a Vt resident and am involved in the mmj movement. Not a patient but an informed adviser lending my assistance to new patients and caregivers. Vt is one of the more difficult states to acquire a mmj card in, as the list of applicable ailments is short at best. It would be difficult for a pain management patient to get accepted and given a license, though Vt does recognize out of state Drs prescriptions, it may not be as difficult as i would think. If you moved to Vt without a Dr recommendation it could be more difficult. I would suggest states like CO and CA as they're accepted ailments list is considerably longer, Vt is still implementing dispensaries so even a patient that moved here and was able to get residency quickly, they would still need to wait another 3+ months to get a plant to maturity and harvest. For a complete list of state laws and requirements visit http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=4516 the NORML state directory has a lot of information, most of it current within a couple months of legislation. If you have any questions about growing msg me, 15 yrs experience and many built grow rooms under my belt. legal patient questions only pls.