Youngkin vetoes bill setting up sale of recreational marijuana in Virginia

Source: The Hill

Youngkin vetoes bill setting up sale of recreational marijuana in Virginia

BY MIRANDA NAZZARO - 03/28/24 6:34 PM ET

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have established a legal market for the sale of recreational marijuana in the Old Dominion state.

The proposed law, which would have created a state-regulated marketplace for recreational marijuana, “endangers Virginians’ health and safety,” Youngkin argued in his veto statement.

“States following this path have seen adverse effects on children’s and adolescent’s health and safety, increased gang activity and violent crime, significant deterioration in mental health, decreased road safety, and significant costs associated with retail marijuana that far exceed tax revenue,” he said.

Youngkin argued the law would not have eliminated the illegal black-market sale of cannabis or guarantee product safety.

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