Virginia Moves to Launch Legal Cannabis Marketplace After Years of Delay

Virginia bill on Gov. Spanberger’s desk could launch recreational marijuana sales in 2027

Virginia could soon become the 25th state to legalize a recreational marijuana market.

Virginia moves to launch legal cannabis marketplace after years of delay

RICHMOND — Five years after Virginia legalized possession of small amounts of marijuana but failed to create a way for people to legally buy it, state lawmakers last week approved legislation establishing a regulated retail market for adult-use cannabis, potentially…

Virginia Lawmakers Who Sponsored Marijuana Sales Legalization Bill Celebrate Its Passage

“Less than a year from now, you’ll be able to legally buy cannabis products for adult use, recreational, throughout Virginia.” By Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury Five years after Virginia legalized possession of small amounts of marijuana but failed to create a way for people to legally buy it, state lawmakers last week approved legislation establishing a regulated retail market for adult-use cannabis, potentially ending years of uncertainty ov…

Virginia’s Cannabis Sales Legalization Bill Gives An Unfair Head Start To Existing Big Businesses (Op-Ed)

"Catching a market in motion is fundamentally harder than entering one that has not started yet." By Max Jackson, Cannabis Wise Guys Imagine a race track. Five cars are already on it-tuned, tested, crewed and running laps at two hundred miles an hour. They have been on this track for years. Now imagine telling a new driver to enter that race. Not next season. Today. Except they do not have a car yet. They have not built it. They have not secured…