In late February, we blogged about legislation passed by the Virginia General Assembly legalizing recreational marijuana. On March 31, 2021, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam submitted a .
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Crowds at vaccination clinic swarm governor as he talks social distancing Gov. Ralph Northam (center) tours Todos Supermaket in Woodbridge. [Photo: Uriah Kiser/Potomac Local News]
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam came to Woodbridge today to tour a series of coronavirus vaccination clinics.
After making a stop at a clinic at First Zion Baptist Church near Dumfries, the governor headed to Todos Supermarket in Marumsco Plaza. More than 400 people most of them Latinos, who have been most at risk by the virus lined up to get their shots.
“I’m sorry I’m not able to understand you but thank you for what you’re doing,” Northam said to a Hispanic man and woman working at a registration desk at the clinic.
Marijuana justice advocate on legalization: We are finally being heard
Advocates, like Chelsea Higgs Wise, Director of Virginia Marijuana Justice, said lawmakers were sending the wrong message by approving legalization but continuing enforcement of marijuana laws for several years. âBlack Virginians are continuing to be penalized at four times the rate as white Virginians,â she said.
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RICHMOND, Va. Although some Virginians might disagree with the Commonwealth becoming the first Southern state to legalize recreational use of cannabis, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam said a majority back it and called his move to speed up the timeline in doing so a matter of equity.