Legal Related Virginia Becomes the 27th State to Decriminalize Marijuana by Sophia Vida April 15, 2020 The state of Virginia has become the 27th state in the nation to decriminalize marijuana this week. Governor Ralph Northam (D) had made marijuana decriminalization a top priority for this year and it was on Sunday that he annou...
Legal Related Virginia Plans to Decriminalize Marijuana by Sophia Vida March 11, 2020 Lawmakers in the state of Virginia have voted this month to no longer punish people with jail time for having small amounts of marijuana. A bill called S B 2 passed the House by a vote of 56 to 36 and passed in the Senate with a v...
Legal Related Virginia House and Senate Have Voted to Decriminalize Simple Possession of Cannabis by Sophia Vida February 13, 2020 It was a day of celebration in the state of Virginia, as the House and Senate voted to decriminalize simple marijuana possession. The House of Delegates passed HB 972 this week with a vote of 64-34 on Monday. The Senate p...
Legal Related Virginia is Considering Reforming the State’s Marijuana Laws in 2020 by Sophia Vida December 06, 2019 Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has recently called for a Cannabis Summit next week in Richmond. The summit will include experts from other states that have already legalized cannabis. This past Wednesday, Herring wrot...
Trends & Articles These are the 5 Companies Virginia has Picked to Dispense Medical Marijuana by Sophia Vida September 26, 2018 The Virginia Board of Pharmacy announced this week its first five choices for the companies that will allowed to dispense medical marijuana in the commonwealth. Virginia is divided up into five “Health Service Areas" for thes...
Legal Related Virginia is Keeping their Medical Marijuana Licensing Process Confidential by Sophia Vida September 05, 2018 Virginia's state panel, which will award the state's first five medical marijuana licenses, is keeping the process a secret. The state panel will keep the application review process totally confidential according to the Richmon...
Legal Related Virginia’s New Medical Marijuana Law Has Taken Effect by Sophia Vida March 14, 2018 Virginia's Governor Ralph Northam has signed a bill that will provide protection for people using medical marijuana into law. The bill, called HB1251, concerns the use of cannabidiol (CBD) oil or THC-A oil for medicinal purpose...
Legal Related Virginia Senate Unanimously Passes Medical Marijuana Bill by Sophia Vida February 06, 2018 The Virginia Senate has overwhelmingly voted to pass the Joint Commission on Health Care bill SB 726. In a vote of 40-0, the bill, which will allow doctors in Virginia to recommend the use of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil for tr...
Featured Medical Marijuana is Getting More Support in Virginia by Sophia Vida November 22, 2017 It was in January of this year that Virginia's Republican state Senator Jill Vogel submitted a medical marijuana bill at the Virginia General Assembly to the Senate and House. It was called medical marijuana bill SB 1298 and li...