Youngkin vetoes bills creating legal market for recreational cannabis in Va.

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Virginia legalized the possession of small amounts of recreational marijuana three years ago but never settled on a mechanism to allow legal sales.

A cannabis plant close to harvest grows in a grow room at the Greenleaf Medical Cannabis facility in Richmond. Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed legislation on March 28 that would have allowed recreational retail sales of marijuana in the state. RICHMOND — Gov.

Both sets of bills had been widely seen as bargaining chips as Youngkin angled for Democratic support for the $2 billion arena project. Though he had expressed opposition to each, Youngkin had carefully avoided using the word “veto” while talks about the arena were still underway.Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Thursday that he had vetoed bills that would have established a state-regulated marketplace for recreational marijuana, saying the legislation “endangers Virginians’ health and safety.

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