Virginia governor vetoes marijuana bills, including legalizing sales
Virginia governor vetoes marijuana bills, including legalizing sales adult-use cannabis sales, veto, Virginia Virginia governor vetoes marijuana bills, including legalizing sales For the second year in a row, Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) vetoed bills to legalize adult-use cannabis sales, along with other cannabis policy reforms. Thankfully, this is Youngkin's last year in office. In November, Virginians will have an opportunity to elect a new governor — hopefully one who listens to voters on cannabis policy. In 2021, the legislature and then-Gov. Ralph Northam (D) ended cannabis prohibition, legalizing adults' simple possession and home cultivation, but requiring reenactment for legal sales. Gov. Youngkin was elected in November 2021 and he has stood in the way of progress ever since. Gov. Youngkin outrageously vetoed the following bills: SB 970 and HB 2485 — twin bills to legalize and regulate adult-use cannabis sales HB 2613 — which would have prevented families from b...