Frustration grows for former business owner after FEMA claim is denied [Video]

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is reminding Vermonters to file a claim for storm damage as people continue to recover from two summers of devastating flooding across the state.However, some property owners are running into roadblocks as they try to get some relief.One former business owner told NBC5 that FEMA rules on the federal level are keeping her from collecting thousands of dollars in damages.While driving through Saint Johnsbury Center, you will find The Green Man Cannabis Dispensary.Sue Cheney has owned the building for 29 years and recently began renting out to the cannabis retailer. She said she has seen six floods come through town in her nearly three decades of doing business here.This past July set her and her husband back $100,000 in damages. That is damage that she said her FEMA insurance will not cover because of a federal rule that prohibits insurance for buildings that dispense marijuana.”Even …