Virginians 21 and older who wish to access cannabis will have to continue growing their own or seek untested and unregulated products elsewhere after Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed legislation on March 24.
The legislation, passed by Democratic lawmakers who control both chambers of the state’s General Assembly, intended to establish a framework for licensed and regulated adult-use dispensaries to sell lab-tested cannabis in the commonwealth.
Under current law signed by former Gov. Ralph Northam, Virginians 21 and older have been able to home-cultivate up to four plants per household and possess up to 1 ounce of cannabis since July 2021, but they have nowhere to purchase it legally—leaving the Old Dominion in legalization limbo since.