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Northam appoints members to newly created cannabis boards
Boards will regulate cannabis market and manage equity fund
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has appointed members to three newly created oversight boards for the legalization of recreational marijuana, his office announced today. On July 1, Virginia’s adult-use cannabis legislation
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Lawmakers OK recreational marijuana, cultivation
As of July 1, Virginians over 21 will be able to possess up to 1 ounce for personal use
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RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia lawmakers signed off on amendments that make the possession of small amounts of recreational marijuana and homegrown plants legal in the state in July as opposed
Representing the underdogs
Republican House leader aims to be ‘voice of reason’
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Although it’s hard to think way back to January 2020, a time before a year of social unrest, pandemic and economic peril, that’s when Virginia’s legislature and executive branch became
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The top trending stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from Nov. 16 to Dec. 15 included the news that Gov. Ralph Northam was ordering new restrictions based on post-Thanksgiving surges in coronavirus cases.
Short and … sweet?
A look ahead at the General Assembly’s 2021 session
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Even before the pandemic and ensuing recession took hold in Virginia, 2020 already had the makings for a novel year in the General Assembly. Having won majorities in both houses
What a legalized marijuana market could look like for Va.
As JLARC releases report, Gov. Northam and attorney general back legalization efforts
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If Virginia legalizes marijuana, sales could generate up to $300 million in annual state tax revenue and create 11,000 jobs, according to a Joint Legislative Audit & Review Commission (JLARC)
General Assembly snuffs marijuana legalization hopes for now
‘To legalize it now would not be good,’ says House Majority Leader Charniele Herring.
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RICHMOND, Va. — Going into the 2020 legislative session, advocates say Democratic leaders had an ambitious marijuana reform agenda. By crossover day, several decriminalization bills passed their respective chambers, but