Virginia Governor Wants Amendments To Marijuana Sales Legalization Bill, Including Delayed Market Launch

Virginia Governor Guts Retail Marijuana Sales Bills

"Further delaying legal retail sales is just another page from the prohibitionist playbook, the kind of policy failure Virginians saw under Glenn Youngkin, not what they expect from Abigail Spanberger." The post Virginia: Governor Guts Retail Marijuana Sales Bills — Signs Others Into Law appeared first on NORML.

Virginia Governor Wants Amendments To Marijuana Sales Legalization Bill, Including Delayed Market Launch

Virginia’s governor is requesting that legislators make amendments to a bill to legalize recreational marijuana sales that they sent to her desk last month. On Monday, Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) returned the measure with suggested changes—including pushing back the start date for sales by six months, increasing taxes and instituting new criminal penalties for cannabis consumers. The delayed launch of the legal market from January 1, 2027 to Jul…

Virginia Governor Expected to Request Amendments to Bill Legalizing Recreational Cannabis Sales Ahead of Midnight Deadline

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger is expected to request multiple amendments today to legislation that would legalize licensed recreational marijuana sales, with the possibility of a sweeping rewrite still on the table as the midnight deadline approaches. Under state law, the governor has until 11:59 p.m. on April 13 to take action on the measure. Her … Continue reading