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Cannabis in Virginia is legal for medical use and recreational use. The first medical marijuana dispensary opened in August 2020, [1] and adult recreational use became legalized in July 2021. [2] [3] In April 2020, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam approved a bill to decriminalize simple marijuana possession, which took effect July 2020. In ...
Virginia lawmakers passed legislation Wednesday that if approved by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin would allow recreational retail sales of marijuana to begin next year. The legislation would ...
In 2021, Virginia became the first Southern state to legalize marijuana, adopting a policy change that allowed adults age 21 and up to possess and cultivate the drug. But because of political gridlock and policy differences since then, the state still hasn't set up retail sales, which critics say is allowing illicit sales to continue to flourish.
Virginia lawmakers gave final approval Saturday to a bill that will legalize marijuana for adult recreational use, but not until 2024, when retail sales of the drug would also begin. With a ...
According to initial unofficial results, the ballot measure passed by a landslide, with roughly 70% of voters in support and 30% in opposition, making the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians the first area in a Republican-controlled Southern state to successfully act to legalize recreational marijuana—Virginia, at the time it legalized ...
Virginia is the 16th U.S. state to pass an adult-use marijuana legalization law, though sales would not start until 2024.
The law made possession a civil violation with a penalty of $25, lower than most city parking tickets. 2014, D.C. voted by ballot Initiative 71 to legalize recreational marijuana possession, cultivation, and transportation; commercial production and sale prohibited. The law went into effect February 26, 2015, following 30 days of congressional ...
Colorado and Washington were the first states to legalize marijuana for recreational use — but more states have joined. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help ...