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The Virginia Legislature approved adult-use marijuana legalization Saturday in a historic vote marking the first state in the Old South to embrace full legalization.
The House passed the measure in a 48-43 vote, and the Senate approved it in a 20-19 vote. Not a single Republican voted for the bill in either chamber.
I think all drugs should be legalized, but Pot is still illegal on the Federal level, so that should be addressed first as it preempts State law. The Republicans have their heads up their collective @sses.
It is a drug consumed by smoking. More traffic deaths, more cancer.
Consuming by smoking is only one of many ways to ingest it. There are edibles, drinks, tinactures, body lotions, etc. No one who wants to take advantage of the health and wellness advantages of cannabis is forced to smoke.
The Virginia Legislature approved adult-use marijuana legalization Saturday in a historic vote marking the first state in the Old South to embrace full legalization.
The House passed the measure in a 48-43 vote, and the Senate approved it in a 20-19 vote. Not a single Republican voted for the bill in either chamber.
I thought I read that the first dispensaries won't open until 2024.
That's a pretty standard time frame for most states. It takes time for applications to sell to be submitted, reviewed and approved. It takes time to set up inspection services and testing services. Time to decide which fertilizers and pest control products can be used.
And then of course they have to put together a commission before they do anything who will be dealing with all of the above.
Legalized pot is not a done deal. Its decriminalized, but significant issues remain in new commercial and criminal justice regulations. So significant that even with a democratic General Assembly and a governor wanting it done, they could not come up with a final version. Thus, depending on the elections next year (we have off year elections) it may come undone.
Of course, the GOP revealed its Janus face on the rights of the individual. On the one hand, they say they want less government in the lives of the individual and now they want more. Why shouldn't I as an old man have the right to get high in my garden and enjoy the sights and sounds under a blue sky and a breeze?
It is a drug consumed by smoking. More traffic deaths, more cancer.
... and more people who will be on welfare because they are unable to pass a drug test for work.
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