Legal Related Virginia Governor is Backing the Legislation of Marijuana by Sophia Vida November 17, 2020 It looks like Virginia's Governor Ralph Northam (D) is jumping on the marijuana legislation support bandwagon. The Governor said on Monday that he supports legalizing the drug in the state and has cited the potential for increa...
Legal Related Medicinal Marijuana Dispensing Has Started in Virginia by Sophia Vida November 04, 2020 This past weekend qualified patients in the state of Virginia were able to have access for the first time to cannabis products dispensed at state-licensed facilities. Virginia's first operational dispensary on Saturday began pr...
Legal Related A Virginia Mayor Wants the State to Legalize Marijuana by Sophia Vida August 13, 2020 Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney is urging that state lawmakers in Virginia to legalize marijuana when they take up criminal justice reforms during a special legislative session. The special session is to be held next week on August 18...
Legal Related Virginia’s New Marijuana Decriminalization Law Takes Effect by Sophia Vida July 01, 2020 The new marijuana decriminalization law in Virginia has taken effect on July 1st and decriminalizes marijuana possession offenses and seals the records of past convictions from public view. “NORML is proud to have worked alon...
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...
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...