SAM’s Jordan Davidson comments
RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) – The plan to create a retail marketplace for marijuana continues to move forward in the Virginia General Assembly.
Democrats in the House and Senate have agreed on a compromise that would allow sales to start next year. But its future is still uncertain with the possibility of a veto from Governor Glenn Youngkin.
In Virginia, it’s legal to possess small amounts of marijuana, and you may even grow your own, but there’s no way to buy it legally for recreational use.
Under the compromise unveiled this week, the state would begin accepting license applications in September, and authorize sales starting May 1, 2025.
Jordan Davidson is the Government Affairs Manager for the organization Smart Approaches to Marijuana.
“No matter what the legislature does, we don’t expect that the Governor is going to sign and pass into law what they put forward,” Davidson said in an interview Friday morning, “but regardless, this is a bad plan. It doesn’t protect youth. It doesn’t protect communities.”
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