Existing medical cannabis operators in Virginia would have to pay a $10 million fee to convert to adult-use sales – and Black Virginians would be encouraged to enter the industry via a social-equity program – under the proposed regulatory frameworks state lawmakers are considering.
Virginia adult-use cannabis sales would begin as soon as November under a bill in the state House of Delegates, with a bill in the state Senate not launching the first adult-use cannabis market in the South until January 2027, as the Cardinal News reported.
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Virginia legalized adult-use cannabis in 2021 but the launch of sales has been stuck in limbo since. Glenn Youngkin, the state’s former Republican governor, twice vetoed legislation that would have launched a marijuana market
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