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Eugene

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Sat Jan 29, 2022, 05:12 PM Jan 2022

Virginia Republicans push for changes in marijuana law

Source: Associated Press

Virginia Republicans push for changes in marijuana law

By DENISE LAVOIE
January 29, 2022

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Newly empowered Republican lawmakers in Virginia who opposed legalizing simple possession of marijuana say they don’t want to scrap the law, but they do want to make significant changes.

Those changes could include moving up the start date for retail sales and getting rid of a provision that would give licensing preference to people who have been convicted of marijuana crimes.

Republicans have filed at least eight bills that call for amendments to the 2021 law that legalized adult possession of up to an ounce of marijuana and laid the ground work for retail sales to begin in 2024.

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A reenactment clause in the law requires the legislature to vote again this year on a complex regulatory structure for retail sales, leaving open the possibility Republicans could push through changes in how the licensing process will work, who will be given an advantage when applying for licenses and how tax revenue from marijuana sales will be spent by the state.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/business-marijuana-virginia-retail-sales-8a4c1da90e2ba017882d2f1ae7976005

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Virginia Republicans push for changes in marijuana law (Original Post) Eugene Jan 2022 OP
Anytime Republicans want to amend progressive legislation Emile Feb 2022 #1
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