3+ week, 6+ day ago   (483+ words) A federal judge in Roanoke on Friday declined seven Virginia business owners' request to eliminate a new regulation that removes an exception to the state's limit of 2 milligrams of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) per product package. The new standard took effect Aug....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (526+ words) State budget legislation enacted Monday will allow up to 350 cannabis shops to open across Virginia beginning July 1, 2027. The move marks the latest expansion of access to the drug — which remains illegal at the federal level — through state-level policymaking. Here’s what…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (312+ words) Democratic Sen. Lashrecse Aird, the sponsor of the Senate version of the bill the governor vetoed, negotiated with Spanberger to hammer out the compromise legislation passed by the General Assembly on Monday. “Today, with the passage of the biennium budget,…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (538+ words) Virginia’s legal retail cannabis market will open next July, but will it affect North Carolina? Lawmakers here expect lost revenue from those who will travel over the border to purchase cannabis legally. Some lawmakers are reacting to the compromise reached…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (290+ words) Polls have closed for the 2026 D.C. Primary elections. 7News has your live election results RICHMOND, Va. (7News) — Virginia is one step closer to launching a legal recreational marijuana marketplace after Gov. Abigail Spanberger and legislative leaders announced a compromise agreement that could allow…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (539+ words) Virginia's long-stalled legal marijuana market may finally be ready to light up. Gov. Abigail Spanberger, Sen. Lashrecse Aird, and Del. Paul Krizek announced a new agreement on Tuesday, June 16, that would create a legal, regulated adult-use retail cannabis market in…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (467+ words) (The Center Square) – Virginia leaders are ready to add another tax, announcing agreement Tuesday to create a legal retail cannabis market with sales set to begin July 1, 2027. The agreement is expected to be included in the state's still-unfinished two-year budget,…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (490+ words) Democratic Governor Abigail Spanberger is asking lawmakers to delay the launch of a regulated retail cannabis market until July 2027, pushing back the original January start date approved by the legislature. (Credits: Office of the Governor of Virginia, AP/Kim Chandler,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (309+ words) Virginia has once again failed to pass bills that would have regulated the sale of recreational cannabis. Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) on May 19 vetoed House Bill 642 and Senate Bill 542, which would have established a retail marketplace for cannabis products, citing concerns…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (297+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia's long-awaited rollout of a retail marijuana market faces new uncertainty as Gov. Abigail Spanberger proposes sweeping changes to legislation passed by the General Assembly. The proposed amendments have sparked pushback from Democrats and marijuana advocates. Lawmakers will…...