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Virginia Has Been Lying to You About Cannabis for Five Years
Possession has been legal since 2021. You still cannot buy it anywhere regulated. That is not a coincidence. It is a policy outcome, and the people who engineered it just got raided by the FBI. Let me just say what everybody in the industry already knows and nobody in Richmond wants to say out loud:…
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An Olive Branch for Virginia Cannabis and Hemp
I don’t speak for everyone, but I can speak to the sentiments I have consistently heard from people across Virginia’s cannabis and hemp community. A lot of people are angry right now. Not simply because of policy disagreements, but because of how the veto support letter felt to many in the broader cannabis community. Leading…
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When “Small Business” Becomes a Corporate Shield Alcohol Retail Giants, Hemp Lobbying, and the Fight Over Virginia Cannabis
Virginia’s cannabis debate has taken an unexpected turn. A coalition presenting itself as defenders of “small business” recently sent a letter urging Governor Abigail Spanberger to veto the Commonwealth’s adult-use cannabis legislation. The letter framed itself as a plea for fairness, consumer safety, and protection for local hemp operators. But buried within that coalition is…
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