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Virginia

Virginia Senate Passes Bill to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis Sales

The state’s Democratic lawmakers pushed the legislation through the upper chamber on a party-line vote despite Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s opposition.

February 3, 2025

Virginia

Virginia Democrats Renew Fight With Governor Over Cannabis Sales

State lawmakers reintroduced legislation to set up a commercial adult-use program despite expecting another veto from Gov. Glenn Younkin.

January 10, 2025

Virginia

AYR Wellness Awarded Virginia’s HSA I Vertical Cannabis License

The publicly traded multistate cannabis operator will have exclusive medical cannabis licensing rights to the state’s Health Service Area in Northern Virginia.

September 5, 2024

Arizona

Verano to Acquire Virginia License, Assets From The Cannabist Co. for $90M

The vertically integrated license includes a cultivation and production facility and six dispensaries. The agreement also includes Arizona assets.

July 29, 2024

Virginia

Virginia Governor Vetoes Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Bill

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin says ‘Cannabis is bad for Virginians’ and questions legalization’s impact on youth health and safety in veto message.

April 1, 2024

Virginia

Those Who Think Virginia Governor Will Sign Cannabis Bill ‘Must’ve Been Smoking Something’

Gov. Glenn Youngkin finally came out and gave a concrete answer as to whether his pen will land on an adult-use sales bill.

March 20, 2024

Virginia

Virginia Governor Never Was Going to Sign Cannabis Sales Bill

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin reportedly didn’t have the legislation on the negotiating table “under any circumstance,” a Democrat lawmaker said.

March 13, 2024

Virginia

Tension Between Virginia Governor, Senate Could Deal Defeat to Cannabis Sales Bill

Gov. Glenn Youngkin appears less likely to sign the legislation after state lawmakers blocked his effort to build a professional sports arena.

March 8, 2024

Virginia

Virginia Bill to Launch Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Now in Governor’s Hands

Democratic lawmakers came to a consensus on legislation that Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin hasn’t shown 'any interest' in signing.

March 1, 2024

Virginia

UPDATE: Virginia House Passes Bill to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis Sales

A commercial retail marketplace could launch as soon as Jan. 1, 2025, if lawmakers put forward a bill Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin supports.

February 12, 2024

Virginia

Virginia Senate Committee Approves Proposal to Create Commercial Adult-Use Cannabis Market

The Senate Rehabilitation and Social Services Subcommittee on Cannabis considered two competing measures and ultimately advanced Sen. Aaron Rouse’s Senate Bill 448 after merging it with Sen. Adam Ebbin’s Senate Bill 423. It then passed in committee.

January 26, 2024

Virginia

Virginia Lawmakers Make Renewed Push to Launch Commercial Adult-Use Cannabis Market

Lawmakers in the House and Senate have introduced legislation that would pave the way for regulated adult-use sales nearly three years after former Gov. Ralph Northam signed a legalization bill.

January 16, 2024