Virginia remains the only state to have legalized adult-use cannabis without also setting up legal, regulated sales after repeated vetoes from outgoing Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
But when voters select his replacement in November, they’ll also likely determine when Virginia will finally launch legal marijuana sales, according to Richmond-based CBS affiliate WTVR-6.
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For the past two years, Virginia’s Democratic Party-controlled legislature has passed legislation to allow all adults 21 and older to purchase cannabis from state-licensed retailers.
However, Youngkin vetoed cannabis sales twice, citing concerns over “gang activity and violent crime.”
Youngkin is termed out.
And the two leading candidates to replace him appear to be split on the issue, according to statements given to WTVR.
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