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Virginia’s adult-use marijuana market, approved by voters in 2021, was once full of potential.
But the program – originally intended to launch Jan. 1, 2024 – has instead been derailed by politics and is now in limbo.
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As such, Virginia remains a medical-only state.
Limited-license market
The Virginia Department of Health licenses one pharmaceutical processor to cultivate and package medical marijuana for each of its five Health Service Areas (HSAs).
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Each processor is permitted to open up to six dispensaries in its HSA, so vertical integration is required.
That seems a reasonable (if modest) goal; however, it hasn’t been
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