The Virginia 2022 General Assembly convened Jan. 12, 2022, in Richmond for a 60-day session, and Glenn Youngkin was sworn into office on Jan. 15, 2022, as the commonwealth’s 74th governor. Given the changes in the House of...more
Consistent with legislative trends, Virginia weighed in further on the nationwide marijuana debate by enacting two new comprehensive cannabis-related laws. The first prohibits discipline for employee’s medical use of cannabis...more
On April 21, 2021, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed into law House Bill No. 2312 and Senate Bill No. 1406, moving the date of recreational marijuana legalization in Virginia up to July 1, 2021. The legalization...more
The Virginia Legislature, on February 27, 2021, passed House Bill 2312, containing development, regulation and enforcement provisions governing the personal use of products containing cannabis by individuals 21 and older. The...more
While adult-use cannabis legalization has been gaining popular support across the country, many state legislatures have been slow to translate that support into legislative action. That is changing in Virginia. In 2020,...more
The Virginia 2021 General Assembly session will be unlike any we have seen in the past. Coming off a months-long special session, Republicans in the Senate and House of Delegates intend to keep the session to the 30-day...more