Virginia lawmakers are preparing to reintroduce bipartisan legislation aimed at creating a regulated and taxed adult-use cannabis marketplace in the state. The renewed push comes after Gov. Glenn ...

We also found that states that legalized recreational marijuana earliest (for example, in the early 2000s) experience larger ...

Yet with a divided government during his entire four years, disagreements with Democrats in the General Assembly stopped him ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s road to legalizing simple possession of marijuana has had some twists and turns, so it’s not surprising that advocacy groups have been flooded with calls from people trying ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s House speaker on Friday said she supports moving up the date for legalizing adult recreational use of marijuana in Virginia to this summer, a key change pushed by advocates ...

RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia Senate committee advanced legislation that would create a retail marijuana market in the Commonwealth, but seems it may meet the same fate it did last year if it reaches the ...

The General Assembly decided in 2021 that possession of up to 1 ounce of marijuana would no longer be a crime. But for now, the only way to obtain an ounce is to grow a small number of plants or ...

Rolling into a 420 weekend seems like a good time to do an overview of Virginia’s current marijuana landscape. In 2021, Virginia became the first state in the South to legalize marijuana. If you’re 21 ...

On April 20, 2021, Virginia's Governor Northam signed legislation that would make Virginia the first southern state to legalize recreational marijuana. The choice of execution date coincides with the ...

ROANOKE, Va. – For the second consecutive year, bills aimed at legalizing cannabis retail sales have passed through both the Virginia House and Senate. Past story: Bill to legalize retail marijuana ...