Virginia lawmakers passed two identical bills Wednesday to create a framework for adult-use marijuana sales.
The move comes nearly three years to the day after the same governing bodies sent legislation to legalize a recreational cannabis program to then-Gov. Ralph Northam.
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The original legislation sought to launch adult-use sales on Jan. 1, 2024, but the market has been hamstrung since the election of Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who has signaled that he is unlikely to permit marijuana sales while he is in office.
If signed into law, according to The Washington Post, the matching bills would establish the a Cannabis Control Authority to “enforce regulations” and oversee “the possession, sale, transportation, distribution and delivery of marijuana and marijuana products” in Virginia.
The agency
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