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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.

Aug 1, 2022
2 min

This Week in Virginia Cannabis Industry News, August 1, 2022

What Will Virginia’s Retail Cannabis Market Look Like? This article takes a look at how things have transpired in the cannabis industry...

Jul 25, 2022
1 min

This Week in Virginia Cannabis Industry News, July 25, 2022

Have Your Voice Be Heard With VDACS! In the most pressing news of the week, we strongly encourage everyone to attend one of the upcoming...

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...

Jul 11, 2022
1 min

This Week in Virginia Cannabis News, July 11, 2022

Hemp industry pushes back on Virginia’s delta-8 crackdown CannabizVA Lobbyist Dylan Bishop is featured in this article, as well as board...

Jun 26, 2022
1 min

This Week in Virginia Cannabis News, June 26, 2022

Confusion in Kansas Continues: Douglas County District Attorney Says Businesses Selling Delta-8 THC Will Be Prosecuted The biggest issue...

Jun 19, 2022
1 min

This Week in Virginia Cannabis News, June 19, 2022

Colorado to Create Task Force to Regulate Hemp-Derived Products Like Delta-8 Developments out west in regards to Delta-8 and other...

Jun 13, 2022
1 min

This Week in Virginia Cannabis News, June 13, 2022

D.C. City Council Approves Bill to Prohibit Employers From Firing Workers for Failed Cannabis Tests Employer rules in regards to cannabis...

Jun 5, 2022
2 min

This Week in Virginia Cannabis News, June 5, 2022

Virginia lawmakers OK sales of synthetic THC products This development was part of the state budget that was passed last week, and you...

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...

May 28, 2022
1 min

This Week in Virginia Cannabis News, May 29, 2022

US House of Representatives Again Passes Marijuana Reform Bill Article excerpt … “The bill would expunge the record of those convicted of...

May 22, 2022
1 min

This Week in Virginia Cannabis News, May 22, 2022

Delta-8 THC Products Are Federally Legal Just Like Hemp, Appeals Court Rules “A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit...

May 8, 2022
1 min

This Week in Virginia Cannabis Industry News, May 8, 2022

Armored car company settles suit over $1M pot sale seizures The cannabis industry deals with a significant amount of legal and financial...

May 2, 2022
1 min

This week in Virginia Cannabis News, May 1, 2022

Key Congressmen Tell Leadership That Marijuana Banking Must Be A ‘Top Priority’ In Large-Scale Manufacturing Bill Heading To Conference...

Apr 10, 2022
1 min

This Week in Virginia Cannabis News, April 10, 2022

U.S. House of Representatives Approves Medical Marijuana Research Act This is bipartisan legislation that would allow researchers to...

Apr 3, 2022
1 min

This Week in Virginia Cannabis News, April 3, 2022

Taking a look around the Commonwealth and the country … House votes to decriminalize marijuana, but Senate fate dim One of the biggest...

Mar 20, 2022
1 min

This Week in Virginia Cannabis News, March 20, 2022

Legislation to crack down on marijuana products, including synthetics, heads to Youngkin Further coverage on the passing of SB591 and...

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...

Mar 6, 2022
2 min

This Week In Virginia Cannabis News, March 6, 2022

Virginia lawmakers cracking down on cannabis compound Delta-8 due to safety concerns This is one of the bills awaiting final disposition...

Feb 13, 2022
1 min

This Week in Virginia Cannabis News, February 13, 2022

A quick roundup of some of the latest news for the Virginia cannabis industry and beyond for the week of February 13, 2022 … Advocates...

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...