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Michael Pope reports.
Northam sent the bill back to lawmakers substantially changed from the version they sent him February.
Virginia State Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Richard Saslaw, center, along with Sen. John Cosgrove, R-Chesapeake, left, talk with new Sen. Travis Hackworth, R-Tazewell, during the Senate reconvene session at the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, April 7, 2021.
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The amendments lawmakers agreed to Wednesday would accelerate the timeline of legalization by about three years, a move that’s been cheered by racial justice advocates.
Northam’s amendments cleared the House 53-44 with two abstentions.
When lawmakers approved legalizing marijuana earlier this year, the bill squeaked out of the Senate with a tight vote. So, when Governor Ralph Northam amended the bill to speed up the timeline for full legalization this summer, all eyes were on the Senate chamber. And it was a very dramatic moment.