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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 ...
The 2021 bill that legalized marijuana passed in a chaotic rush, strictly along party lines, with no GOP support. While there has been some Republican legislative support since then for setting up legal recreational sales, bills to do so have failed two years in a row. “The bill may not be perfect, but it’s pretty good.
[203] [204] [205] First state legislature to legalize recreational marijuana. [206] Virginia: Legal to possess up to 1 oz (28 g) in public; no limit applies at home. [207] Legislature has yet to authorize retail sales. Legal to possess up to 4 oz (113 g) per 30-day period; unlike recreational use, commercial sales of medical marijuana is legal.
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 ...
2021: New York legalizes recreational cannabis through state legislature. [78] 2021: Virginia legalizes recreational cannabis through state legislature. [79] 2021: New Mexico legalizes recreational cannabis through state legislature. [80]
Virginia is the 16th U.S. state to pass an adult-use marijuana legalization law, though sales would not start until 2024. Virginia joins 15 other states in legalizing marijuana Skip to main content
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Virginia's House speaker on Friday said she supports moving up the date for legalizing adult recreational use of marijuana in Virginia to this summer, a key change pushed by advocates who have ...