Virginia has allowed adults over 21 to possess and cultivate cannabis at home since the Legislature passed legalization legislation in 2021. But the law required another vote to implement commercial sales, which failed afterPro-legalization advocates were hopeful that a marijuana regulation bill could make it to the finish line this year after
While Youngkin has historically opposed efforts to liberalize marijuana laws, the marijuana sales bill wasby Democrats in budget negotiations over one of Youngkin’s top priorities: A $2 billion stadium deal to bring the Washington Capitals and Wizards to Northern Virginia. But earlier this month, the final budget enacted by Virginia’s Legislature did not contain funding for the “Glenn Dome,” as Democratic Senate Finance and Appropriations Chair Sen.Pro-legalization advocates still believed they had a chance to negotiate with the governor ahead of the Legislature’s April 17 veto session.
Meanwhile, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser and Caps and Wizards owner Ted Leonsis inked a deal that would keep the teams in the District until 2050,