virginia marijuana laws

Virginia legislative leaders are proposing a new criminal misdemeanor in state law for possession of more than four ounces of marijuana in public. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that the proposal is included in a new two-year state budget plan. The General Assembly will meet Wednesday in special session to consider the budget. The budget compromise would write into law that...

A Republican-led panel of Virginia House members blocked a bill that would have allowed people incarcerated or on probation for marijuana-related crimes to ask a court for a modified sentence

A Republican-led panel of Virginia House members has blocked a bill that would have allowed limited retail sales of recreational marijuana to begin later this year

Newly empowered Republican lawmakers in Virginia who opposed legalizing simple possession of marijuana say they don’t want to scrap the 2021 law, but they do want to make significant changes

Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder explains what you can and can’t do when Virginia legalizes marijuana.

The date for legalizing marijuana possession is drawing near in Virginia, and people have questions

Here’s what you need to know about marijuana legalization in Virginia.

People 21 and over in Virginia could legally possess and grow small amounts of marijuana beginning in July under changes the governor is proposing to legislation the General Assembly passed this year

Virginia lawmakers are trying to reach a compromise on legalizing recreational marijuana for adults. Debate continues over how and when it should be legalized.

Virginia lawmakers only have a little time left to hash out their differences during a special session to potentially legalize recreational marijuana use. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.

Supporters of legislation to legalize marijuana in Virginia say one of its main goals is to make reparations to people of color and communities harmed by a disproportionate enforcement of marijuana laws

A bill to make marijuana legal in Virginia took tentative steps forward in a General Assembly subcommittee. News4’s Virginia reporter Drew Wilder shows us where the process stands and why some lawmakers are opposed to the change.

Could legalizing marijuana in Virginia help address social disparities and inequities?

Officials in Evanston, Ill. are proposing sale tax from the sales of cannabis be used to fund a proposal for reparations.