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Virginia becomes first southern US state to legalize pot

Virginia becomes first southern US state to legalize pot AFP 1 hr ago AFP © BRUCE BENNETT Several other US states, including New York and Colorado, have legalized marijuana, but Virginia is the first to do so in the socially conservative US south Virginia on Wednesday became the first southern US state to approve the use of small amounts of marijuana for personal use. The state Senate and House of Delegates voted to allow adults to possess marijuana as of July 1, in a measure approved despite fierce opposition by Republican lawmakers. Democratic Governor Ralph Northam in a statement said his state had made history as the first state in the South to legalize the simple possession of marijuana.

Virginia becomes first southern US state to legalise pot

Getty Images Virginia on Wednesday became the first southern US state to approve the use of small amounts of marijuana for personal use. The state Senate and House of Delegates voted to allow adults to possess marijuana as of 1 July. Adults over the age of 21 will be able to legally possess up to 28.3 grams of cannabis for personal use, as well as cultivate up to four plants per household. Virginia on Wednesday became the first southern US state to approve the use of small amounts of marijuana for personal use. The state Senate and House of Delegates voted to allow adults to possess marijuana as of 1 July, in a measure approved despite fierce opposition by Republican lawmakers.

Marijuana will be legal north of the NC border July 1 Here s what is and isn t permitted under the new Virginia law

The Virginia General Assembly approved legislation Wednesday that will make marijuana legal on July 1. The votes make Virginia the 16th state to legalize the drug and the first in the South to take the step, though retail sales won’t begin until Jan. 1, 2024. “The time has come for our state to legalize marijuana,” said House Majority Charniele Herring, D-Alexandria, who sponsored the bill, arguing the revised legislation ensures “that while we’re doing the complicated work of standing up a commercial market, we aren’t delaying immediate reforms that will make our commonwealth more equitable for all Virginians.” The product of months of negotiation and last-minute amendments, the final legislation is complex and, in some key areas, ambiguous about what will and won’t be allowed.

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