The Democratic governor-elect of Virginia is laying out what “needs to be” included in a marijuana sales legalization bill in order for her to sign it into law—such as “strong labeling” requirements and allocating tax revenue toward education.
In an interview with WDBJ7 that was published on Friday, incoming Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D), who supports cannabis reform, was asked about the future of marijuana policy in the commonwealth under her administration.
“Right now is that we live in this gray space where there’s some legality to marijuana, there’s some illegality,” she said. “There’s a lot of questions—a lot of confusion—and that creates real problems for Virginians who might currently have the legal ability to buy it for medicinal needs, or for those who might try to fall under the personal use.”
Cannabis has been legal to possess and cultivate for adult use since 2021, but there’s currently no retail access for non-medical marijuana. Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), who leaves office next month, has vetoed bills passed by the legislature to establish a commercial recreational cannabis market—but advocates have been encouraged by Spanberger’s position in favor of the policy change.
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