Cannabis isn’t a top issue for Abigail Spanberger, the next governor of Virginia.
But the Democratic nominee’s election by a comfortable margin on Tuesday – and with it, prospects of the long-awaited opening of what’s projected to be a billion-dollar adult-use marijuana market – is the best news and the biggest opportunity for the $32 billion legal industry in years.
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“Governor-elect Spanberger’s administration has an opportunity to do what the last could not: implement a well-regulated adult-use cannabis market that prioritizes consumer safety, product transparency and public revenue over illicit sales,” said JM Pedini, director of Virginia NORML, which has been advocating and negotiating on a sales bill for years.
“The framework is already in place thanks to years of legislative work and
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