Virginia Lawmakers Sign Off On Bill Legalizing Recreational Marijuana
The bill would legalize cannabis for recreational use by adults starting in 2024. But some Democrats and advocates say the legislation doesn't do enough to address racial disparites in drug laws.
Lawmakers in Virginia have reached a deal to make the state the 16th in the nation and the first in the south to legalize recreational marijuana use. But the compromise bill is receiving blow back from some legalization advocates who say it falls short of racial justice aims.
Lawmakers in both the House and Senate in a Saturday legislative session in a party line vote of 48 to 43 in the
