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Racial Disparities Persist After Marijuana Decriminalization

A flowering marijuana plant at the gLeaf medical marijuana facility. (Photo: Alex Scribner/VPM News) When Virginia Democrats moved to decriminalize marijuana last year, lawmakers pitched the move as a first step at addressing long-standing racial disparities in drug arrests. But a new VPM analysis of court records since the policy went into effect shows Black individuals in Virginia are still nearly four times more likely than white people to face summons over marijuana possession despite similar usage rates. Around 50% of people logged for marijuana possession offenses that occured in Virginia from July 1, 2020 through Jan. 11, 2021 were African Americans. Roughly 20% of the state’s population is Black.

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Plum Proposes Bill to Repeal Mandatory Jail Sentences For Petit Larceny

February 8, 2021 at 9:45am A new bill introduced by VA Del. Ken Plum of the 36th District would repeal mandatory jail sentences for second and subsequent misdemeanor larceny convictions. Under current Virginia law, anyone who is convicted of a second misdemeanor larceny conviction is subjected to a mandatory jail sentence of at least 30 days (but not more than 12 months). A third misdemeanor larceny conviction is a Class 6 felony, punishable with at least a year in jail. Misdemeanor, or petit larceny, is defined as theft of items under $1,000. The law was first passed more than 50 years ago. The bill passed the Virginia House of Delegates by a 52 to 45 vote with three delegates not voting.

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UPDATE: New COVID-19 cases in the state top 5,000 for second day; positivity rate jumps to 14 3%

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UPDATE: Number of new daily COVID-19 cases in the state tops 5,000; positivity rate breaks 13%

UPDATE: Number of new daily COVID-19 cases in the state tops 5,000; positivity rate breaks 13%
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