Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Thursday vetoed legislation that would have created a state-regulated market for recreational marijuana sales.
The Old Dominion currently permits qualified patients to secure marijuana for medical purposes and in 2021 legalized its use and cultivation by residents aged 21 and older, though it has not yet approved a framework for legal retail sales, according to The Hill. The measure would have set up the process to permit the market to open in May of 2025 and set up a maximum tax rate of 11.625%, the Associated Press reported .
In issuing the veto, Youngkin asserted that a state-regulated market would not eliminate illicit sales and would lead to adverse health and social consequences for Virginians.
“The proposed legalization of retail marijuana in the Commonwealth endangers Virginians’ health and safety,” he said in a statement . “States following this path have seen adverse effects on children’s and […]
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