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Virginia medical groups urge gov to sign delta-8 THC bill

Medical groups in Virginia are asking the governor to sign a bill as written that adds new restrictions to…

News March 10
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Virginia cannabis advocates push for changes to approved delta-8 bill

The Virginia Cannabis Association (VCA) wants the state's recently passed delta-8 THC bill to be amended because it…

News March 7
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Virginia lawmakers pass tough delta-8 THC restrictions

Virginia lawmakers approved tough new restrictions on products containing the controversial hemp-derived cannabinoid delta-8 THC.

News February 28
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Virginia’s adult-use cannabis market stalled indefinitely

Less than two years after Virginia became the first in the South to legalize adult-use marijuana, the projected…

News February 27
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Virginia Republicans move to defund state marijuana regulator

Republican lawmakers in Virginia want to cut nearly 70% of the Cannabis Control Authority’s budget, a move that…

News February 17
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Virginia adult-use marijuana launch in jeopardy as Republicans kill retail bill

Virginia’s planned Jan. 1, 2024, start date for legal adult-use marijuana sales is in question after a regulatory…

News February 15
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Virginia lawmakers advance 2 marijuana bills in divided Legislature

Legislators in Virginia advanced two marijuana bills that would establish adult-use sales in 2024 and allow licensed businesses…

News January 31
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Alaska ranks highest, New Jersey lowest in adult-use marijuana taxes, report says

Alaska's recreational marijuana taxes are the highest in the country, and New Jersey's are the lowest. That's according…

News December 14
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Utah to seek curbs on delta-8 THC, other synthetics in medical marijuana market

Utah regulators say they’re pushing for new rules governing the presence of delta-8 THC and other synthetic cannabinoids…

News November 29
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Marijuana M&A has cooled in 2022, but it’s ‘far from disastrous,’ insiders say

After 2021’s record-breaking year for mergers and acquisitions, many marijuana industry insiders predicted that 2022 would be an…

News September 28
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