But the conflict of wanting to get into that market — and the hurdles to doing it legally — echo nationally asPerkins would love a shot at a license once lawmakers in Richmond establish a framework for legal dispensaries.decided to celebrate with his first big party. He invited vendors and a DJ. Smoke filled the air as a couple hundred people celebrated legalization.
In many states, recreational legalization and commercialization happened at the same time, opening the door to the lucrative new market.fled to early legalization states on the West Coast, hoping for a slice of the new market.The Virginia State General Assemblyin 2021 as a bill originally intended to go into effect in 2024. Then-Gov. Ralph Northam expedited and signed the bill, fully legalizing the plant on July 1, 2021.
Entrepreneurs trying to interpret the rules are often left with more questions than answers, Perkins said. What can he say? What should he avoid?Fez, who said he’s sold pot for nearly 25 years, now appears at about four pop-up events per week, his table covered in pre-rolled joints, plastic containers filled with flower and small jars of rosin — a dense cannabis concentrate often smoked by connoisseurs and sold for $120 a container.
Higgs Wise is pushing for Virginia to implement social equity programs and licensing practices that would prioritize communities historically harmed by the War on Drugs. According to the ACLU, Black peopleSitting in a coffee shop in D.C., wearing earrings with the words “legalize it right” curved around each side, Higgs Wise urged people to remember that there are two sides to the legacy market — people who sell and people who buy.
What this article fails to mention is the testing and safety of regulated cannabis. Buying on the street is a guessing game, but if I go to a dispensary, I know exactly what is in the products and can choose from the cbd/THC ratio that works best for me.