Clouded market: Even as retail marijuana sales stall in Virginia, vaping and smoke shops are on the rise

They’re called vape shops, smoke shacks and tobacco stores. And they’re increasingly sprouting up in shopping plazas and storefronts throughout Hampton Roads. But while consumer demand appears to support the proliferation of these shops, their role in the long-awaited retail marijuana market seems hazy at best.

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