Bill to allow marijuana sales in peril after breakdown on Virginia arena deal March 8, 2024 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments Hopes that Gov. Glenn Youngkin might sign a bill legalizing retail sales of marijuana in Virginia faded fast this week as Democrats blocked one of the governor’s top priorities: the plan to bring a professional sports arena to Northern Virginia.… Read More→
Virginia House, Senate agree on bill creating legal marijuana market February 29, 2024 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments Democrats who control the Virginia House of Delegates and state Senate agreed Wednesday on a framework establishing a legal market for recreational marijuana, teeing up the issue for Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), who has not signaled whether he will sign,… Read More→
Va. lawmakers begin to tackle weed sales three years after legalization January 29, 2024 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments Three years after Virginia lawmakers voted to legalize possession of small amounts of marijuana for adults, the General Assembly is finally moving ahead with efforts to create a marketplace for the manufacture and sale of recreational cannabis. There’s a long way to… Read More→
High hopes for a recreational cannabis market after Democratic election win December 7, 2023 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments Under current law, it’s legal in Virginia to possess small amounts of marijuana, but you can’t buy it or sell it. In the wake of the Democrats’ victory in last month’s legislative election, advocates for a state-regulated cannabis marketplace in… Read More→
Study finds low interest, high prices in Va. medical marijuana program November 30, 2023 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments A new study that takes a close look at Virginia’s medical marijuana program showed that many marijuana users are simply ignoring the program and finding the drug elsewhere. According to the study, which was ordered through legislation passed by the General… Read More→
As more states legalize cannabis, the market for seeds is in full bloom October 17, 2023 AggregatedNews Colorado, Maryland, Minnesota, Policy & Legal, Virginia, Washington 0 Comments On 1 August, Minnesota became the latest state to legalize recreational cannabis use. That very same day, residents began to hit up Jim Cramond’s store, Strains of the Earth, clamoring for weed. But not just any type of weed – they were… Read More→
Welcome to the adult use cannabis marketplace in Virginia!… sort of. August 9, 2023 Eric Postow Hemp Policy & Legal, Policy & Legal, Virginia 0 Comments If that sounds strange because there is no "adult use" retail right now, that's because Virginia may have just ushered in a de facto adult use market without calling it that. Allow me to explain. On July 1, 2023, the… Read More→
Navigating the Changing Landscape of Hemp-Derived Products in Virginia July 24, 2023 Eric Postow Hemp Policy & Legal, Policy & Legal, Virginia 0 Comments The 2023 Session of the General Assembly brought significant changes to Virginia's hemp industry with new legislation that amended the Code of Virginia, setting forth fresh requirements for certain hemp-derived products. As of July 1, 2023, these requirements took effect,… Read More→
Virginia cannabis businesses face empty shelves, confusion as new rules take effect July 10, 2023 AggregatedNews Virginia 1 Comment Barren shelves are greeting customers at a local hemp shop in Virginia Beach. “Right now the shop is super empty,” said Savana Griffith, owner of The Hemp Spectrum. “We have about five vendors left on our shelves.” Griffith used to… Read More→
Virginia Gov. Youngkin ‘not interested’ in legalizing recreational marijuana sales July 7, 2023 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments The sale of recreational marijuana in Virginia will remain prohibited so long as Gov. Glenn Youngkin is in the Executive Mansion, members of his administration said last week. Marijuana sales were expected to begin in 2024 after former Gov. Ralph… Read More→
Virginia lawmakers to weigh Youngkin’s changes to hemp bill April 12, 2023 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal, Virginia 1 Comment RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has proposed a rewrite of a bill that aimed to ban the recreational sales of intoxicating hemp-derived products, seeking to ensure the continued availability of certain therapeutic CBD formulations. Youngkin’s proposed changes… Read More→
Virginia’s new cannabis authority faces more responsibilities, possible budget cuts March 2, 2023 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments Lawmakers have signaled they want the new Virginia Cannabis Control Authority to take over the state’s medical marijuana program and act as the main enforcer of stricter rules on cannabis-related advertising. But the authority, which is still staffing up after… Read More→
Virginia Gov. Youngkin won’t commit to legalizing retail cannabis while in office February 17, 2023 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments Gov. Glenn Youngkin said on Thursday it’s up to lawmakers to resolve an impasse over recreational cannabis sales and declined to say whether he’d ever sign legislation related to the issue during his tenure. His comments come after the administration spoke out… Read More→
Virginia lawmakers again unlikely to set up marijuana sales February 15, 2023 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — In 2021, Virginia became the first Southern state to legalize marijuana, adopting a policy change that allowed adults to possess and cultivate the drug. But lawmakers didn’t fully enact a framework for recreational retail sales. Partisan gridlock thwarted… Read More→
Virginia’s latest effort for retail marijuana market likely doomed January 31, 2023 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Two different proposals to start recreational marijuana sales in Virginia were voted down by a House of Delegates panel, signaling that the latest push for a retail market appears doomed. A Republican-controlled House General Laws subcommittee… Read More→