Virginia joins 15 other states in legalizing marijuana February 28, 2021 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments The Virginia Legislature approved adult-use marijuana legalization Saturday in a historic vote marking the first state in the Old South to embrace full legalization. The House passed the measure in a 48-43 vote, and the Senate approved it in a 20-19… Read More→
Marijuana bills in flux as Virginia’s legislative session nears end February 26, 2021 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments An effort to legalize marijuana in Virginia is coming down to the final days of the General Assembly session, as House and Senate negotiators try to reconcile competing plans. Gov. Ralph Northam (D) called for legalization in November, following the… Read More→
Hesitancy, heated disputes could hamper Virginia’s marijuana legalization plans February 11, 2021 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments Sen. Creigh Deeds, D-Bath, described a measure to legalize marijuana as the biggest bill he’s seen in his 30 years in Richmond. Deeds and other Democrats have expressed support for legalization, but the legislation faces many unresolved questions and disputes,… Read More→
Virginia Set To Be First Southern State To Legalize Marijuana February 6, 2021 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments Virginia is set to become the first Southern state to legalize marijuana, a sign of the times in a state where Democrats have soared to power in recent years. The state’s General Assembly voted 55-42 on Friday to allow the… Read More→
Marijuana legalization advances in Virginia, but lawmakers push start date to 2024 February 3, 2021 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments Landmark legislation that would make Virginia the first state in the South to legalize marijuana is heading toward its first full votes before the House and Senate this week. And while the proposal has garnered consistent — and in some… Read More→
Virginia Lawmakers to Include Racial Equity in Marijuana Bill February 1, 2021 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments As Virginia's General Assembly debates legalizing marijuana, a House panel met this weekend to fine-tune the bill and include racial-equity policies. After decriminalizing marijuana last year, lawmakers have introduced House Bill 2312 to regulate a potential billion-dollar industry. Del. Lashrecse Aird, D-Chesterfield,… Read More→
Marijuana possession could be legal in Virginia by this summer, here’s where the bill stands January 29, 2021 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments On Thursday, a Senate panel endorsed legalizing the possession of recreational marijuana in Virginia by this summer, though legal sales could take much longer. The change was suggested as members of the Senate Judiciary Committee continued to debate a lengthy… Read More→
Legal marijuana sales in Virginia could start in less than 2 years under Northam’s new proposal January 14, 2021 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments Gov. Ralph Northam’s administration on Wednesday unveiled legislation to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Virginia, proposing a 21% state tax on the drug and a licensing program meant to ease entry for people harmed by the disparate enforcement… Read More→
‘This Is Coming:’ State Work Group Releases Blueprint For Legalizing Marijuana In Virginia December 1, 2020 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments Virginia should establish a Cannabis Cabinet to steer its effort to legalize marijuana, according to a work group that released nearly 500 pages of recommendations Monday. The report, ordered by law last year, adds that the cabinet should learn from the efforts of 10… Read More→
Northam administration work group outlines path toward marijuana legalization in Virginia November 30, 2020 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments Large investments in robust data collection, new regulation and public education should precede the legalization of recreational marijuana in Virginia — a landscape that “cannot be created quickly.” Those are some of the recommendations in a report published Monday by… Read More→
Equity obstacles in Virginia push to legalize marijuana November 25, 2020 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments RICHMOND, Va. — Could legalizing marijuana in Virginia help address social disparities and inequities? That’s one of the topics the state’s legislative watchdog agency explores in a new report examining how the commonwealth could legalize marijuana. The Joint Legislative Audit… Read More→
Jushi Holdings Inc.’s Majority-Owned, Vertically Integrated Facility in Virginia Has Commenced Operations; Opens First of Six Dispensaries in Virginia and 12th BEYOND/HELLO Retail Location Nationally November 19, 2020 Press Release Retail, Virginia 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE BEYOND / HELLO Manassas Will Begin Medical Marijuana Dispensary Sales in the Commonwealth of Virginia on Tuesday, December 1, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. BOCA RATON, Fla., Nov. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jushi Holdings Inc. (“Jushi” or the… Read More→
Northam: ‘We are going to move forward with legalizing marijuana in Virginia’ November 17, 2020 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments Gov. Ralph Northam said Monday he plans to propose legislation legalizing marijuana when the General Assembly convenes in January, setting the state on a path to become the first in the South to allow recreational use of the drug. “We… Read More→
Virginia lawmakers say door is open to legalizing marijuana in 2021 November 16, 2020 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments Members of the House of Delegates expect it to pass. In the Senate, they give it “slightly better than 50-50 odds.” And Gov. Ralph Northam’s office says he’s “certainly open to it.” Proposals to legalize recreational marijuana in Virginia are… Read More→
First medical cannabis dispensary to open in Virginia October 16, 2020 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments BRISTOL, Va. (WWBT) - The first medical cannabis dispensary is set to open in Virginia on Saturday. Dharma Pharmaceuticals will open in Bristol at 9 a.m. to registered patients on Oct. 17. Patients who plan on attending the grand opening… Read More→