Virginia Governor Wants An Earlier Start Date For Marijuana Legalization

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Chelsea Higgs Wise, the head of the advocacy group Marijuana Justice, said the 2024 legalization date felt “like a slap in the face of racial justice.” Jennifer McClellan, said that the legalization of marijuana possession should go into effect long before 2024. Last year, Virginia decriminalized cannabis possession, making the offense a civil violation punishable by a fine of not more than $25. Ralph Northam of Virginia plans to sign a bill passed by state lawmakers to legalize marijuana, according to media reports, but he may amend the measure to move up the start date for the legalization of cannabis possession. Virginia legislators reached a compromise on legalizing cannabis in the state late last month with the passage of House Bill 2312.

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Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam of Virginia plans to sign a bill passed by state lawmakers to legalize marijuana, according to media reports, but he may amend the measure to move up the start date for the legalization of cannabis possession. Virginia legislators reached a compromise on legalizing cannabis in the state late last month with the passage of House Bill 2312

But a provision of the measure widely criticized by criminal justice reform advocates delays the legalization...

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