Virginia senators have approved a House-passed bill to legalize marijuana sales, adopting changes to make it similar to the version that originated in their chamber as the reform proposal moves closer to the finish line.
Members of the Senate Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee on Friday voted 8-7 to advance the legislation from Del. Paul Krizek (D) to the body’s Courts of Justice Committee, with additional amendments that the panel chair said both sponsors of the House and Senate bills agreed to include.
The latest action comes just days after the House General Laws Committee advanced the Senate version from Sen. Lashrecse Aird (D) with its own changes. That measure has now been referred to the House Appropriations Committee before potentially moving to the floor for consideration.
Both House and Senate marijuana sales proposals are aimed at giving adults a legal means of buying cannabis, the possession and home cultivation of which was legalized in the state in 2021.
The legislation in both chambers has now been amended to stipulate that microbusiness licensees can cultivate, process or conduct retail sales at up to two locations instead of one, so long as they’re located within 10 miles of each other
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