• Virginia Cannabis Legislation Information and Links

    Virginia Cannabis Legislation Information and Links

    I like to keep things clean and simple. On this page I will share links and updates as much as possible. We only have a limited time to make our voices heard and I encourage everyone to submit a written public statement in support of the changes you want to see in the Virginia retail…

  • Virginia’s Regulatory favoritism through fee-gated access in cannabis

    Virginia’s Regulatory favoritism through fee-gated access in cannabis

    Regulatory favoritism through fee-gated access, or as I like to call it, discrimination through regulation. Joint_Commission-proposed_legislative_changes.pdf When it comes to Enactment Clause 47, I believe 1. Government selling special access is ethically suspect Clause 47 allows: Ethically, this raises all the same red flags that anti-corruption and good governance advocates warn about: The political science…

  • Risk analysis of the code and enactments

    Below is a clear, item-by-item risk scan of the full enactment list. I split it into three buckets: A. Pro-corporate or exploitable by MSOs / large operatorsB. Anti-competitive or harmful to small businessC. Strongly pro-small-business or protective reforms A. Pro-corporate or likely exploitable by large operators 1. $10 million conversion fee for pharmaceutical processors Item…

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