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 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→
Can Virginia lawmakers find a way to fix the state’s ‘weird’ weed laws? January 16, 2023 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments Bills on retail sales, hemp regulation to be taken up in 2023 session At a sleek new store called Cannabist in Richmond’s Carytown shopping district, anyone with an easy-to-obtain medical cannabis card can buy a full range of marijuana products… Read More→
Virginia mother charged with murder after 4-year-old son dies from eating THC gummies October 23, 2022 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments Authorities say Dorothy Annette Clements, 30, failed to get her son help quickly enough after he consumed a "large amount" of THC gummies. He died two days later. A Virginia mother has been charged with murder and felony child neglect… Read More→
Inside the ‘wild, wild west’ of Virginia’s marijuana market August 26, 2022 AggregatedNews Black Market, Virginia 0 Comments THC-infused pies, Tupperwares of bud: businesses are making it work in the unregulated gray market Sitting on a party bus next to his son and a vacant stripper pole, Erik Jorgensen, 62, ran his thumb along a hand-carved pipe and… Read More→
New marijuana crime included in Virginia budget proposal May 31, 2022 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia legislative leaders are proposing a new criminal misdemeanor in state law for possession of more than four ounces of marijuana in public. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that the proposal is included in a new two-year… Read More→
‘Everybody wants to grow their own’ | Garden supply center preps for cannabis seed ‘giveaway’ in Hampton, VA April 30, 2022 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments The owners of Peninsula Hydroponics expect a turnout of over one thousand, as interest grows for home marijuana cultivation in Virginia. HAMPTON, Va. — Beyond the hustle and bustle of a regular work week, nothing compares to what April and… Read More→
Youngkin proposes new crimes for pot possession, changes to CBD retail April 15, 2022 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) has proposed increasing the penalty for personal possession of more than two ounces of marijuana in Virginia, less than a year after it became the first state in the South to legalize recreational use. Youngkin’s amendment… Read More→
Lawmakers crack down on cannabis compound Delta-8 following safety concerns March 12, 2022 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal, Virginia 0 Comments Hemp farmers fear it will destroy the industry As Virginia puts recreational marijuana sales on hold, lawmakers are cracking down on another widely-sold substance that’s causing safety concerns. Delta-8 and other cannabinoids are sold in stores across the Commonwealth; however,… Read More→
House Republicans kill legislation to kick start legal sales of marijuana in Virginia February 28, 2022 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments House Republicans on Monday killed legislation intended to kick start the legal sale of recreational marijuana in Virginia, arguing that there is not enough time to perfect the complex legislation, while promising to address it next year. Virginia last year… Read More→
Marijuana sales in Virginia could start this year, but small farmers and social equity advocates worry they’ll be shut out February 19, 2022 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments Brenda Waller put together what she thought was an excellent proposal in 2018 for a chance to win one of five medicinal marijuana dispensary licenses in Virginia. She paid the $10,000 fee and waited. Months later, Waller watched as the… Read More→
Virginia Senate passes bill to start recreational marijuana sales in September February 15, 2022 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Senate passed a bill to start recreational sales of marijuana this September. If signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin as written, the measure would allow certain medical providers to sell cannabis to adults starting Sept.… Read More→
Virginia marijuana legalization: What worked, what hasn’t worked, and what’s ahead in 2022 December 11, 2021 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments On April 8, Virginia became the first southern state to legalize the possession and use of marijuana by adults and the bill was signed into law July 1 by Gov. Ralph Northam. "It is a huge day for equity in the… Read More→
Virginia lawmakers already discussing speeding up retail marijuana sales August 19, 2021 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments ‘We have not legalized the actual purchase of marijuana’ Virginia lawmakers are already discussing speeding up the three-year delay between marijuana legalization last month and the beginning of retail sales. “We have legalized the use of marijuana, but we have… Read More→
Virginia Passes Recreational Cannabis: Social Equity Applicants April 15, 2021 Eric Postow Virginia 3 Comments History was made last week as Virginia became the 16th US State and the first southern state to fully legalize adult use recreational cannabis. A victory no doubt for personal liberties as consumers will be permitted to possess up to… Read More→