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Virginia House Panel Snuffs out Marijuana Bills

A subcommittee led by law-and-order Republicans voted 6-2 to kill two bills that would have legalized marijuana in Virginia.

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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.

A House Courts of Justice subcommittee led by law-and-order Republicans voted 6-2 to kill two bills that would have legalized marijuana in Virginia.

Del. Lee Carter, D-Manassas, the sponsor of one of the legalization bills, argued that many Virginians have come to believe that the “most dangerous thing about cannabis is getting caught with it.” Legalizing and regulating pot, he said, would mean fewer people burdened with criminal records or jail time for minor drug charges and would generate more tax revenue for the state.

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