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On April 21, 2021, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed into law House Bill No. 2312 and Senate Bill No. 1406, moving the date of recreational marijuana legalization in Virginia up to July 1, 2021. The legalization movement, which has increased in momentum in the Commonwealth since Democrats gained a majority in the legislature, culminated in February 2021, when the General Assembly passed recreational legalization measures with an effective date of January 2024. The substance of these measures, which remains largely unchanged in the final legislative text, permits the recreational use of marijuana by adults who are at least 21 years old, allows for wholesale and retail sale of marijuana, and allows home cultivation and personal use of marijuana (up to four plants for personal use). Recent amendments that both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly approved on April 7, 2021, modify the statutory provisions legalizing
Even though Virginia will officially legalize the possession and distribution of small quantities of marijuana this summer, marijuana in all of its forms remains illegal under federal.
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Things move quickly in the cannabis industry, especially in Virginia apparently. In February, the Virginia General Assembly passed legislation legalizing marijuana for adult use. As we wrote about here, the legalization date was set for January 1, 2024. Governor Ralph Northam (D), however, quickly proposed amendments to fast-track possession and allow limited home grow beginning this summer on July 1, 2021. On April 7, the Democratic-controlled Legislature passed the fast-track legislation, known as Senate Bill 1406, and Governor Northam signed it two weeks later. Virginia is now the 16th State to legalize marijuana and the most recent state to emphasize social equity.