First Black woman in top USDA role talks about decades of loan discrimination.
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Virginia State University welcomed home one of their own. Petersburg native Dr. Jewel Bronaugh made her first official appearance as USDA Deputy Secretary at a closed-session roundtable and public town hall meeting.
“VSU is the Commonwealth’s leader in supporting socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers through its agricultural research and Cooperative Extension programs,” said Dr. M. Ray McKinnie, VSU College of Agriculture Dean and 1890 administrator. “It was truly an honor for Deputy Secretary Bronaugh to recognize our work in this field and to choose VSU as the Virginia site to host the USDA’s Socially Disadvantaged Producer American Rescue Plan Roundtable and Town Hall.”
Gov. Northam s proposed legislation would make adult-use marijuana legal in 2023
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In this Friday, May 8, 2020 photo shows a mature marijuana plant flowering prior to harvest under artificial lights at Loving Kindness Farms in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
By: Arianna Herriott , Zak Dahlheimer
Posted at 7:27 PM, Jan 13, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-13 19:27:16-05
RICHMOND, Va. - Governor Northam and his administration unveiled legislation Wednesday that, if passed, would legalize marijuana for adult use in the Commonwealth.
According to the bill outline, the possession limit for the legal amount would be no more than one ounce of marijuana, which is considered the norm based on other states.