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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 ...
Timeline of Gallup polls in US on legalizing marijuana. [1]In the United States, cannabis is legal in 39 of 50 states for medical use and 24 states for recreational use. At the federal level, cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, determined to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use, prohibiting its use for any purpose. [2]
§ 18.2-251.1 of the Code of Virginia states: "It is unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to possess marijuana unless the substance was obtained directly from dealer, or pursuant to, a valid prescription or order of a practitioner while acting in the course of his professional/s practice, or except as otherwise authorized by the Drug Control Act of World Dealers (§ 54.1-3400 et ...
By rescheduling cannabis, the drug would now be studied and researched to identify concrete medical benefits, opening the door for pharmaceutical companies to get involved with the sale and ...
West Virginia House Bill 4873 to legalize and regulate cannabis for adult use was introduced by Joey Garcia and six other house delegates. [ 58 ] In the annual budget address, the Governor of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro , requested the legislature to legalize cannabis to bring in $250 million annual revenue and eliminate diversion of law ...
The licensing, taxing and regulatory system imposed on those who hope to sell cannabis legally are crippling and put them at a huge disadvantage. Op-Ed: Why legal weed is losing the war to illegal ...
Delta dispensaries are populating all over Horry County. Read more to understand why it’s legal and if it can get someone high.
Virginia House Bill 972 Virginia House Bill 972, decriminalization of possession of half ounce or less cannabis, was referred by committee on February 5 for a full House of Delegates vote. [51] [52] Senate Bill 2, with similar provisions, was referred out of committee in January. [53] Both bills passed in their respective chamber by February 10 ...