A stalled marijuana law in the U.S. Virgin Islands got a big push Tuesday after an advisory board approved a list of proposed rules and regulations that would govern the recreational use of cannabis in the territory. The board's vote represented a key step toward implementing a law approved more than a year ago to allow the recreational use on the three islands. The board also is finalizing a list of people it thinks are qualified to have their criminal records expunged of simple cannabis possession, as authorized by the law.
When a school board member suddenly resigned last month, she and other community members suggested a candidate who narrowly lost November’s election be appointed to fill the seat.