This Week in Virginia Cannabis Industry News, October 31, 2022
Virginia's Adult-Use Market: The Big Unknown Excerpt ... "In Virginia’s case, the General Assembly does not reconvene until January 2023....
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Industry and Legislative News & Updates
Stay in the know as the Government Affairs and Media Relations teams keep their finger on the pulse of the latest industry news and legislative updates from around the country.
Sam Jacobs
- Oct 12, 2022
- 11 min
Protection or Pain Management: Choosing between your gun and medical marijuana.
If you’ve ever filled out a Form 4473, you’re familiar with the Question 11e: “Are you an unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or...
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- Aug 10, 2022
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Get Your Comments In - The Voice Of Many Speaks Louder
The Virginia Cannabis Business Association of Virginia has listened to member concerns and submitted formal recommendations to the Task...
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- Aug 10, 2022
- 5 min
CannaBizVA Public Comment Submission - Task Force To Analyze Industrial Hemp Extracts
Addressed To: The Honorable Matthew J. Lohr Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Commonwealth of Virginia Public Comments: Task Force to...
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- Jul 24, 2022
- 3 min
Have Your Voice Be Heard With VDACS!
We have some important information to share with you that we have recently received from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and...
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- Jun 2, 2022
- 2 min
Virginia Proposes Budgets Relating to the Cannabis Industry
As expected, Virginia’s money committees released their proposed biennial budget for FY2023-2024 (July 1, 2022- June 30, 2024) earlier...
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- Mar 7, 2022
- 1 min
Speaking on the Current State of Virginia Cannabis
There has been significant legislative news in Virginia in the past week, and Dylan Bishop, a member of our legislative counsel, speaks...
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- Feb 28, 2022
- 1 min
SB391 Bill Fails to Pass
Statement from CannabizVA: “We are disappointed that the General Assembly failed to pass a bill this session to regulate Virginia’s...
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- Feb 26, 2022
- 1 min
CannaBizVA Lobby Day
Thank you to those members who participated in our recent Lobby Day in the capitol. We continue to do everything we can to further the...
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- Jan 25, 2022
- 1 min
Current Cannabis Legislation Being Discussed In Virginia, January 2022
With the 2022 session underway, we are closely monitoring all discussions and bills that could have impact on Virginia’s cannabis and...
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- Nov 16, 2020
- 2 min
BREAKING: Governor Northam Announces Support for Legalizing Adult-Use Marijuana in Virginia
Governor says, “The time has come to legalize marijuana in our Commonwealth, and Virginia will get this right.” RICHMOND—Governor Ralph...
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- Oct 8, 2020
- 1 min
CannaBizVA Offers Public Comment RE: USDA’s Industrial Hemp Program
[URGENT] The USDA is seeking comments on proposed changes to the USDA’s industrial hemp program, which, as of November 1, will govern...
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- Mar 12, 2020
- 3 min
2020 General Assembly Recap: CannaBizVA Finds Success in Inaugural Session
CannaBizVA was established nearly one year ago to advocate for the expansion of Virginia’s regulated cannabis industries, including...
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- Feb 7, 2020
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Legislative Update – Week 5
CannaBizVA Members: This week, CannaBizVA finds new markets for Virginia’s hemp farmers and helps broker a deal to expand medical...
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- Feb 1, 2020
- 1 min
Legislative Update – Week 4
The most important piece of information from this week at the General Assembly was that HB347 reported out of its subcommittee 5-0. This...
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- Jan 24, 2020
- 2 min
Legislative Update – Week 3
CannaBizVA Members: Hemp and marijuana bills were heard in various subcommittees and committees for the first time this week. CannaBizVA...
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- Jan 15, 2020
- 1 min
Legislative Update – Week 1
The Virginia General Assembly convened Wednesday, January 8, and is scheduled to be in session until March 7. Over 2,500 bills have been...
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