“As written, the law would render the overwhelming majority of products currently on shelves illegal as of July 1. That includes gummies, tinctures, vapes, pre-rolls, beverages and topicals.”
By Ivory Ellis, 757 Smokes
A bill now on Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger’s (D) desk threatens to upend access to the popular hemp products that thousands of Virginians rely on daily, unless the governor takes action before April 13.
The legislation to legalize adult-use cannabis sales—SB 542/HB 642—also contains a provision inserted at the last minute to imposes a 2 milligram THC cap on hemp products. If enacted as written, it will eliminate the overwhelming majority of compliant inventory from retail shelves starting in July of this year. The legal replacement market for cannabis doesn’t open until January 2027—leaving consumers, veterans, seniors and small business owners in a six-month gap with nowhere legal to turn.
My business, 757 Smokes, opened its doors in April 2021 with a clear purpose: providing Hampton Roads with a clean, reputable place to access quality hemp products alongside real education about what customers are actually buying. Since then, our locations in Portsmouth and Newport News have served a wide range of customers, including veterans, seniors, working professionals
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