US EditionLegislators Reject Governor's Recommendations on Marijuana, Risk Veto
The rejected changes would have set up Virginia’s recreational cannabis market and could force lawmakers to revisit the bills later.
- On Wednesday, Virginia lawmakers rejected Gov. Abigail Spanberger's proposed amendments to two bills that would legalize recreational cannabis sales, threatening the future of the legalization effort.
- Advocates have worked for years to create a legal marketplace, remaining optimistic that with a Democratic governor in office, legalization would finally become a reality this year.
- Spanberger proposed 30 changes to the legislation, effectively sending the bills back to the General Assembly as written and complicating the path toward a regulated cannabis market.
- Should Spanberger choose to veto the bills, Virginia cannot enact a law to allow cannabis sales, potentially delaying legalization for another year.
- Currently, adults who smoke marijuana in public face only a $25 fine under existing state law, highlighting the ongoing legal uncertainty surrounding cannabis policy in Virginia.
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Virginia Lawmakers Reject Governor's Amendments To Marijuana Sales Legalization Bill
Virginia lawmakers on Wednesday voted to reject the governor’s amendments to legislation to legalize recreational marijuana sales, risking a potential veto as the original proposal heads back to her desk for reconsideration. In a voice vote, the House of Delegates declined to consider Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s (D) suggested changes to the cannabis measure as part […]
Virginia Lawmakers Reject Governor’s Marijuana Sales Rewrite, Sending Bill Back With 30-Day Decision Window
Virginia lawmakers have formally rejected Governor Spanberger’s proposed rewrite of legislation to legalize recreational marijuana sales, sending the measure back to her desk and giving her 30 days to veto it or allow it to become law. The move comes after Spanberger submitted a full substitute for House Bill 642 and Senate Bill 542, rather … Continue reading
Virginia Lawmakers Reject Governor’s Amendments To Marijuana Sales Legalization Bill
Virginia lawmakers on Wednesday voted to reject the governor's amendments to legislation to legalize recreational marijuana sales, risking a potential veto as the original proposal heads back to her desk for reconsideration. In a voice vote, the House of Delegates declined to consider Gov. Abigail Spanberger's (D) suggested changes to the cannabis measure as part of a block with other legislation that the governor also proposed amendments to, ef…
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