US EditionVirginia Legislature Gears up for Retail Cannabis Market, Potential Nov. 2026 Start
Proposal targets a regulated market with 50% of licenses for micro-businesses and raises local tax caps to 3.5%, aiming for community reinvestment and equity.
- The Joint Commission on the Future of Cannabis Sales will present its final retail proposal Tuesday, targeting retail sales to begin November 1, 2026, if lawmakers pass the bill and Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger signs it.
- Earlier this year, lawmakers created the Joint Commission on the Future of Cannabis Sales to resolve stalled adult-use retail bills after legalization left no sales mechanism and vetoes blocked prior efforts.
- The draft licensing regime allocates and caps authorizations, reserving up to 50 percent of initial licenses for micro-businesses and limiting license holders to five authorizations, including a direct-to-consumer license.
- Local governments across Virginia would gain new taxing authority with a 3.5 percent cap, aiming to fund schools and public-health campaigns while supporting micro-businesses and communities harmed by prohibition, Paul Krizek said.
- Lawmakers in the General Assembly must introduce the commission's bill in the 2026 session, and Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger has pledged to sign it despite critics flagging delivery and labeling concerns.
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Hastings Tribune
Virginia legislature gears up for retail cannabis market, potential Nov. 2026 start
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LoudounTimes.com
After months of hearings, Virginia panel set to roll out blueprint for legal cannabis market
After months of hearings and study, the legislature’s Joint Commission on the Future of Cannabis Sales is poised to roll out a final proposal Tuesday that would launch a legal, regulated adult-use cannabis retail market in Virginia — potentially ending…
Virginia group to roll out blueprint for legal marijuana market
After months of hearings and study, the legislature’s Joint Commission on the Future of Cannabis Sales is poised to roll out a final proposal Tuesday that would launch a legal, regulated adult-use cannabis retail market in Virginia — potentially ending five years of economic and legal uncertainty since the commonwealth legalized possession and cultivation in 2021. The latest version — sponsored by Commission Chair Paul Krizek, D-Fairfax, in the …
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“We need to regulate, control and tax marijuana, so that we have a revenue that can help the community reinvest.” By Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury After months of hearings and study, the legislature’s Joint Commission on the Future of Cannabis Sales is poised to roll out a final proposal Tuesday that would launch a legal, regulated adult-use cannabis retail market in Virginia—potentially ending five years of economic and legal uncertainty sin…
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