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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin Vetoes Bill for Recreational Cannabis

Republican Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have legalized the sale of recreational marijuana.

In his veto statement, the governor said: Said The law allowing a state-regulated recreational marijuana market “put the health and safety of Virginians at risk” and undermined the idea that the law would eliminate the black market.

“States that follow this path will see negative health and safety impacts for children and youth, increases in gang activity and violent crime, significant deterioration in mental health, decreased road safety, and retail marijuana sales that far exceed tax revenues.” “There are significant costs involved,” he said. .

Marijuana plants near harvest in a grow room at the Greenleaf Medical Cannabis Facility in Richmond, Virginia, on June 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Herber, File)

by hill,law passed it Last month, the state Legislature “was to authorize the state to begin accepting applications to grow, test, and sell marijuana on September 1, in preparation for a market opening on May 1, 2025.”

“This law comes nearly three years after Virginia became the first state in the South to legalize marijuana through a policy change that allowed adults 21 and older to possess and grow marijuana,” the newspaper said. It pointed out.

Youngkin told reporters in January that he hoped lawmakers would focus on issues that would improve Virginia.

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