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Virginia Subcommittee on Marijuana Forms to Debate Legalization Bill


Virginia Subcommittee on Marijuana Forms to Debate Legalization Bill
With two hearings next week, Virginia lawmakers are on a fast-track to legalize.
Published on Jan 15, 2021 2:33PM ESTVirginia
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Virginia has been on a fast-track to legalize since Governor Ralph Northam included cannabis legalization in his budget in December. During his State of the Commonwealth speech this week, Northam reiterated his support for legalization, calling specifically for legalization focused on equity and acknowledging that the criminal justice system “treats different people unfairly.” 
“Marijuana is a great example,” Northam said, noting that while white and Black people use cannabis at similar rates, Black people are three and a half times more likely to be charged with a cannabis-related crime, and are almost four times as likely to be convicted. “It’s time,” he said, to “make marijuana legal and end the current system rooted in inequity. We’ve ....

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