Tag: virginia senate
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Virginia Lawmakers Approve ‘Opaque’ Budget Deal Creating New Cannabis Crimes
Virginia lawmakers on Wednesday approved a budget package for the state’s upcoming fiscal year that includes last-minute amendments to create new crimes for cannabis possession and impose tougher restrictions on hemp products like CBD. The amendments would make possessing more than four ounces of weed in the commonwealth a misdemeanor punishable by a $500 fine…
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Recreational Pot Sales In Virginia Could Begin This September
Lawmakers in the Virginia Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would allow existing medical dispensaries to sell cannabis to adults come Sept. 15, moving up the start date for recreational sales a full 16 months from its current 2024 deadline. The decision to provide a speedier path to legal sales marks a departure from the…