As Virginia Democrstic lawmakers renew their push to legalize marijuana sales, the Republican governor says the issue isn’t something he’s personally interested in advancing this year.
While advocates are hopeful that commercial legalization could move through both chambers of the legislature, which are now controlled by Democrats, the remarks from Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) indicate that the plan might not be enacted into law even if it is approved by the House of Delegates and Senate.
Following his State of the Commonwealth address on Wednesday, Youngkin was asked about the prospects of further cannabis reform.
“I just don’t have a lot of interest in pressing forward with marijuana legislation,” he told reporters.
Cannabis is “an area that I really don’t have any interest in,” the governor said.
The governor is setting a sobering tone for cannabis reform advocates as the 2024 session begins, making the brief comment on the same day that a bill to legalize cannabis sales was filed in the House. A Senate companion is expected to be introduced shortly.
Use, possession and limited personal cultivation of cannabis by adults is already legal in Virginia as the result of a Democrat-led proposal approved by lawmakers in 2021. But
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