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Lawmakers are advancing legislation that would allow medical dispensaries to sell directly to all adults for a year or so before allowing other businesses into the market. But critics ranging from the Minority Cannabis Business Association to the libertarian-leaning Americans for Prosperity warn that Virginia is giving big operators a blank check.
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The Race Is On For Recreational Cannabis In Pennsylvania Medical cannabis has grown in Pennsylvania to a much larger industry than in either of its neighbors to the north and east, but the decision to legalize it for recreational use could be the difference between a significant acceleration and a massive missed opportunity. “It could significantly impede both short- and long-term revenue if we wait too long [to legalize recreational cannabis],” state Sen. Sharif Street told Bisnow. “It also makes [keeping cannabis illegal] a little pointless if pe...
Adults can possess and cultivate small amounts of the drug starting in July By Associated Press, Drew Wilder and Mariela Patron Virginia became the first Southern state to legalize marijuana on April 7, 2020. Gov. Ralph Northam accelerated the legalization process as Democrats said the bill was a matter of urgency to end disparate treatment of people of color under current marijuana laws. Black Virginians are still four times more likely than whites to face a court summons for possession of marijuana, according to court records analyzed by Virginia Public Media. Northern Virginia...
Founder, National Cannabis Festival and National Cannabis Policy Summit As a kid growing up in 16th Street Heights during the ’90s and early 2000s, she’d watch her neighbors’ residences being raided for pot offenses. As an adult, she has turned her hometown into a destination for weed stans, organizing the area’s first cannabis festival in 2016. Nearly 20,000 people attended the last in-person event, at RFK; it now includes a policy component, too.Back to Top The Growers Co-owners, Phyto Management and Maryland Cultivation and Processing When longtime lawyer and Reagan campaign counse...