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Gov. Ralph Northam's administration is proposing legalizing the recreational use of marijuana in Virginia, with a 21% state tax on the drug and a licensing program meant to ease entry for people harmed by the disparate enforcement of marijuana laws.
It estimates that it will take 18 to 24 month for legalization to be actualized, and at least five years for Virginia to have a mature legal marijuana industry.
Large investments in robust data collection, new regulation and public education should precede the legalization of recreational marijuana in Virginia — a landscape that “cannot be created quickly.”
Gov. Ralph Northam threw the weight of his administration behind efforts to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Virginia, citing racial inequities in how laws around the drug are enforced and promising a meticulous regulatory process on the path to making it widely available.
If lawmakers in Virginia move forward, the state would become the first in the South to authorize recreational use of the drug by adults.
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Support for legalization has continued to climb as more states have loosened restrictions.
Support for legalizing marijuana in Virginia appears to be growing like a weed, according to a University of Mary Washington poll released Monday.
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A Virginia House of Delegates subcommittee shot down a handful of marijuana bills Wednesday evening, including a pot decriminalization proposal supported by Gov. Ralph Northam.
BLAINE, Wash. — Recreational marijuana has been legal here in Washington state since 2014. Adults just a few miles away in Canada also will be able to legally buy and smoke marijuana for pleasure starting in October.
Nearly two-thirds of Americans say that smoking marijuana is “morally acceptable,” while 31 percent disapprove of pot on moral grounds, accord…
Standing in front of the “Liberty or Death” Culpeper Minutemen flag, Del. Nick Freitas voiced his support for legalized medical cannabis in Vi…
While meeting with the country music legend at a concert in Bristow, the governor was photographed with a can of Willie’s Reserve, Nelson’s brand of marijuana that sold in states where it's legal.
Novy: a primary goal is to gain vocal support for closeted supporters.
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A Scottsville town councilor is hoping to send a clear message to the federal government: Loosen up on marijuana.