Virginia’s House of Delegates and the Senate advanced two separate bills that would establish regulations and taxes for an adult-use marijuana market in the state, but the governor might not sign off on either.
House Bill 698 passed 52-48, and a veto from Gov. Glenn Youngkin can be overridden only if the bill wins two-thirds of the votes from members present, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch newspaper.
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Senate Bill 448 passed 21-18.
Both bills were introduced in January and take different approaches to regulating adult-use cannabis.
Youngkin has said he doesn’t “have a lot of interest” in advancing marijuana legislation.
Meanwhile, Virginia law enforcement officials also expressed concerns about launching adult-use sales in a letter to the General Assembly, according to Portsmouth TV
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