The governor of Virginia is expected

The long-awaited advance in Virginia for the establishment of a regulated marijuana market for leisure marihuana looks like an important roadblock, since Governor Glenn Youngkin is expected to make a veto against recent legislation. The move would derail the efforts to create a legal sales framework and leave the state's cannabis industry in a legal gray area.

The ongoing struggle for cannabis legalization

The legislators in Virginia passed a legislative template that aimed to start the regulated marijuana sales of free time, but governor Youngkin has signaled a strong opposition. While ownership and house construction are already legal in the state, there is currently no system for licensed retail sales. Supporters argue that a regulated market would achieve tax revenue, create jobs and contain illegal sales. However, Youngkin and other opponents claim that the legalization of sales could lead to public security and to increased cannabis use in minors.

What a veto for the cannabis industry in Virginia means

When Youngkin takes through with his veto, Virginia remains in an unusual situation in which adults have legally own and grow cannabis, but no legal company can sell it. This has led to a flourishing illegal market in which non-regulated cannabis products were sold in Gray Market pharmacies and non-licensed sellers.

Many industry lawyers believe that Virginia lacks the tax revenue of millions of tax revenue without legal sales framework and at the same time permitted unspecified, potentially uncertain products. Some legislators have sworn to urge future laws, but with Youngkin in office, considerable changes seem to be unlikely at short notice.

Look ahead

If Youngkin the legislators in Virginia Vetoes Vetoes, the legislator in Virginia could try to override his decision, but they would need non -partisan support to be successful. Until then, the state's cannabis industry remains in the floating, without a clear way for legal sales.