LegislationVirginia Moves Closer to Legal Cannabis Sales as Bills Advance
Virginia's House and Senate advanced companion bills to legalize cannabis sales, moving the legislation closer to Governor Youngkin's desk despite his previous opposition.
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LegislationVirginia's House and Senate advanced companion bills to legalize cannabis sales, moving the legislation closer to Governor Youngkin's desk despite his previous opposition.
LegislationVirginia House and Senate committees advanced companion bills Monday creating a resentencing pathway for marijuana convictions, while separate legislation to establish commercial cannabis sales also moves forward.
LegislationVirginia's House and Senate passed competing cannabis sales bills, setting up negotiations to reconcile differences on licensing, local control, and social equity before the March 15 deadline.
LegislationVirginia's House General Laws Committee replaced a Senate-passed marijuana sales bill with substitute language Tuesday, setting up conference negotiations between chambers on the state's recreational cannabis framework.
LegislationVirginia lawmakers advanced bills Tuesday to legalize marijuana sales, allow resentencing for past convictions, and permit medical cannabis in hospitals, moving the measures past a critical legislative deadline.
LegislationVirginia's House and Senate passed competing marijuana sales bills Monday, setting up final votes and negotiations. A separate resentencing measure for past cannabis convictions also advanced.
LegislationVirginia's Senate committee advanced a bill to legalize recreational marijuana sales after removing criminal penalties, setting up negotiations with the House over competing versions of the legislation.
LegislationVirginia's Assembly Appropriations Committee approved legislation establishing legal marijuana sales and resentencing past cannabis convictions, advancing the bills after years of stalled reform efforts.
LegislationVirginia Senate committee approved bills to create legal marijuana sales and allow resentencing for cannabis convictions, though both face uncertain prospects in the full legislature.
LegislationVirginia's House General Laws Committee approved legislation to establish recreational marijuana sales, advancing Del. Paul Krizek's bill after companion measures cleared other committees.
LegislationVirginia regulators propose charging MSOs $10 million to convert medical licenses for adult-use sales, while reserving half of new retail licenses for social equity applicants in the state's delayed recreational market.
LegislationVirginia Del. Paul Krizek has filed legislation to establish recreational marijuana sales and increase possession limits, three years after the state legalized personal use without creating a retail market.