The governor of Virginia is responding to criticism of amendments she is proposing a bill to legalize recreational marijuana sales by saying the suggested changed came after she spoke to the leaders of other states that have already implemented adult-use cannabis markets.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) told local news outlets on Tuesday that the message she got from governors of other states is that “across the board, the top priority that people continue to put forth is do it methodically—because you have to do it right the first time.”
“I’ve spent a lot of time talking to governors and folks from other states about those who do have a legalized recreational cannabis market, retail market,” the governor said. “Every one of them said some version of, ‘Make sure you get it right the first time and don’t rush it because there will be things that come up.’”
The local news reports did not say whether Spanberger specified which other governors she spoke to about cannabis, and a spokesperson in her office did respond to Marijuana Moment’s request for clarification.
On Monday, Spanberger proposed amendments to the cannabis commerce legalization measure—including delaying the start date for sales by six months, increasing
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