Virginia

CHARLOTTESVILLE - The Virginia Cannabis Association is letting Governor Glenn Youngkin know it is concerned about two bills in the General Assembly. VCA says parts of Senate Bill 903 and House Bill 2294 would hurt the commonwealth’s hemp and cannabis industry. “The problem is by banning hemp

VIRGINIA - A bill to crackdown on hemp products could lead to more than 4,000 people losing their jobs, an economic study found. The study was done by Whitney Economics, an Oregon based Cannabis consulting and research firm, on the impact of two bills that have passed in the General Assembly dealing

A two-week investigation led Prince William County police investigators to identify a 17-year-old suspect as the driver who played chicken with officers during an attempted stop in Manassas last month. An alert was issued by the Prince William County Police Department on Monday, Feb. 13 regarding a

Bills on retail sales, hemp regulation to be taken up in 2023 session. At a sleek new store called Cannabist in Richmond’s Carytown shopping district, anyone with an easy-to-obtain medical cannabis card can buy a full range of marijuana products strongly regulated by the Virginia Board of Pharmacy

In Virginia, it’s legal to smoke marijuana, except that you can, and likely will, run into trouble with the law. If this sounds confusing to you, welcome to the legal dilemma facing thousands of Virginians. Let me explain: Most people think marijuana is now completely legal to use in the state of

Report recommends permit system and change to how THC is measured. A state task force studying the rise of unregulated cannabis products in Virginia is recommending stricter rules for businesses selling hemp-based delta-8 THC products that technically aren’t marijuana but produce a similar high when

Just 26 per cent of drivers surveyed said they believed driving high is an “extremely dangerous” activity. A survey from Virginia shows that residents don’t think marijuana is as risky as other drugs when it comes to driving. The Virginia Cannabis Control Authority (CCA) reported that the poll

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY - Chesterfield County recently denied a use permit for a medical marijuana dispensary. Green Leaf Medical, or gLeaf, already has locations in Richmond and Henrico but looked to expand its dispensary to a former TMobile store in Chesterfield. A newly-obtained letter from the

VIRGINIA BEACH - With miles of beaches, plenty of restaurants, and things to do, Virginia Beach draws thousands of visitors each year. Many in the resort city want to keep it that way. “I don’t think we want to create the perception that Virginia Beach is a marijuana destination,” said Randy

The plans of Gov. Glenn Youngkin's administration to crackdown on the sale of certain psychoactive products like delta-8 hit a wall of resistance from the hemp industry at a Thursday meeting of a new task force. Critics of the plan argue the rules were rushed, unenforceable and would spark legal