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Medical cannabis companies amass political power in Va.
Critics say state favors out-of-state pharma companies over local small businesses
RICHMOND, Va. — Many small cannabis entrepreneurs say large companies are jockeying to lock them out of the industry and have funding that gives them more access to lawmakers. “Small
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Legislators nipped Va.’s budding cannabis industry, advocates say
General Assembly may revisit issue during April 27 special session
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RICHMOND, Va. — Jacob Williamson grows, makes and sells hemp-based CBD products through his family’s Hens and Hemp farm. He went through the permitting process to be a hemp farmer
The great divide
Will split legislature lead to gridlock or compromise?
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Virginia’s business community faces a strangely familiar and yet uncertain state government headed into the 2022 General Assembly session, which begins Jan. 12. Republicans rolled to victories across the board
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The color of money
Virginia prepares for commercial marijuana market
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A dusty floor, lumber piles and strewn tools mark the signs of active construction in the future showroom of Pure Shenandoah LLC. CEO Tanner Johnson stands in the front room
Northam appoints members to newly created cannabis boards
Boards will regulate cannabis market and manage equity fund
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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has appointed members to three newly created oversight boards for the legalization of recreational marijuana, his office announced today. On July 1, Virginia’s adult-use cannabis legislation
Lawmakers OK recreational marijuana, cultivation
As of July 1, Virginians over 21 will be able to possess up to 1 ounce for personal use
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RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia lawmakers signed off on amendments that make the possession of small amounts of recreational marijuana and homegrown plants legal in the state in July as opposed
Representing the underdogs
Republican House leader aims to be ‘voice of reason’
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Although it’s hard to think way back to January 2020, a time before a year of social unrest, pandemic and economic peril, that’s when Virginia’s legislature and executive branch became
The VirginiaBusiness.com Top Five
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The top trending stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from Nov. 16 to Dec. 15 included the news that Gov. Ralph Northam was ordering new restrictions based on post-Thanksgiving surges in coronavirus cases.
Short and … sweet?
A look ahead at the General Assembly’s 2021 session
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Even before the pandemic and ensuing recession took hold in Virginia, 2020 already had the makings for a novel year in the General Assembly. Having won majorities in both houses
What a legalized marijuana market could look like for Va.
As JLARC releases report, Gov. Northam and attorney general back legalization efforts
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If Virginia legalizes marijuana, sales could generate up to $300 million in annual state tax revenue and create 11,000 jobs, according to a Joint Legislative Audit & Review Commission (JLARC)