Spanberger vetoes cannabis bill, stalling legal sales again • Virginia Mercury
Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Tuesday vetoed legislation that would have created Virginia’s long-delayed adult-use cannabis retail market, halting an effort lawmakers spent months negotiating five years after the commonwealth legalized marijuana possession. The veto came after the General Assembly last month rejected Spanberger’s substitute proposal, which would have substantially rewritten the legislation approved during the […]
Virginia Governor Vetoes Marijuana Sales Legalization Bill After Lawmakers Rejected Her Amendments
Virginia’s governor has vetoed legislation to legalize recreational marijuana sales after lawmakers rejected her proposed amendments to the proposal. Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) killed the reform bills on Tuesday, days after signing separate legislation to provide resentencing relief for people with past cannabis convictions. “I share the General Assembly’s goal of establishing a safe, legal, […]
Virginia Gov Vetoes Legislation Regulating Marijuana Sales
Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger has vetoed legislation (HB642 and SB542) permitting licensed retailers to sell marijuana products to those age 21 and older. This means that adult consumers will continue to lack regulated in-state access to cannabis products, despite lawmakers initially legalizing marijuana in 2021. NORML’s Development Director JM Pedini, who also serves as the Executive Director […]
Governor Spanberger vetoes legal retail marijuana market in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger has vetoed a bill that would have made the sale of recreational marijuana legal in Virginia next year. Spanberger’s veto came after state lawmakers rejected the changes she made to the bill they passed during the 2026 General Assembly session. “I support the intent of many of the […]
Spanberger Vetoes Virginia Cannabis Retail Bills, Leaving Market in Limbo
Governor Abigail Spanberger has vetoed Virginia’s long-debated marijuana retail legislation, halting plans to create a regulated adult-use cannabis market and exposing divisions between legalization advocates, hemp businesses, and state leadership over the future of cannabis in the Commonwealth. The veto of HB 642 and SB 542 leaves Virginia in the same legal gray area it […]
How to travel with weed: Our essential tips
There are now 24 US states that have legalized cannabis, and as more and more states legalize recreational weed and the US map turns more and more green, traveling with cannabis has become more common and complicated than it ever has before. Good news, though: you’re already in the right place to learn everything you […]
Marijuana Legalization Is Linked To ‘Significant Reductions’ In Opioid Overdoses, Federally Funded Study Finds
States that legalize medical or recreational marijuana see “significant reductions” in opioid overdoses among adults with employer-sponsored health insurance—indicating that a “substitution” effect may be at play—according to a new federally funded study. While numerous studies have linked state-level legalization to reduced opioid deaths, researchers at the University of Kentucky’s College of Public Health said […]
Louisiana Bill To Jail People For Smoking Marijuana Near College Campuses Passes, Heading To Governor’s Desk
Louisiana lawmakers have voted to send the governor a bill that threatens to send people to jail for up to one year if they smoke marijuana within 2,000 feet of a school property—including a college campus. The legislation from Rep. Gabe Firment (R) was passed by the Senate in a 23-10 vote on Monday after […]
Indiana Regulators Awaiting Final Federal Marijuana Action, Legalization Bill Drafted – InkFreeNews.com
Researchers found that 44% of Hoosiers, or nearly 3 million people, live within a 50-mile drive of at least one licensed dispensary in another state. A whopping 96%, or 5.6 million people, live within a 100-mile drive. Photo by Terrance Barksdale, Pexels. By Casey SmithIndiana Capital Chronicle INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers could soon revisit debates […]
Colorado Marijuana Official Said Size Of State’s Illegal Hemp Market ‘Would Explode Your Minds’ In Leaked Meeting Recording
“One of the problems in being first, like Colorado was, into the legalizing of cannabis, is that you have to learn all the unintended consequences and unforeseen outcomes the hard way.” By Christopher Osher, Denver Gazette via ProPublica This story was originally published by ProPublica. A top regulator for Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division acknowledged in […]
New California Emergency Marijuana Rules Aim To Help State’s Businesses Benefit From Trump’s Federal Rescheduling Move
California officials are making additional reforms to help the state’s marijuana businesses take advantage of federal tax and other benefits under Trump administration’s rescheduling move. Specifically, the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) on Monday proposed emergency regulations to let businesses with current licenses covering both medical and recreational marijuana secure a secondary license through a […]
Army Reminds Soldiers Of ‘Zero-Tolerance’ Marijuana Policy, Warning That Even CBD Lotion Remains Banned
Even as the Trump administration recently finalized a medical marijuana rescheduling rule—and the president has pushed to maintain the legal status for full-spectrum CBD—the U.S. Army is making clear that it views all forms of cannabis and its derivatives as dangerous drugs that soldiers are banned from using. In a blog post on Thursday, officials […]