Everything seemed rolled up tight for a legal retail market for cannabis, but a veto from Gov. Glenn Youngkin set those plans ablaze.
Panel program Agenda: Alexandria is meeting tonight (Monday) to discuss the current state of the cannabis market with speakers including Commonwealth’s Attorney Bryan Porter and the owner of a dispensary network.
According to the program:
The Virginia General Assembly passed legislation this past session to create a retail market for cannabis — Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed this legislation. The Commonwealth had legalized cannabis for adult possession and cultivation in 2021.
Cannabis is currently legal and available only to treat medical conditions at state-regulated dispensaries. But concerns linger as to the health effects of chronic cannabis consumption and to what extent a black market for cannabis contributes to criminal activity.
The program tonight will tackle what is and isn’t legal now, and whether that should change.
Panelists scheduled to attend tonight are:
- Trent Woloveck — Chief Strategy Director at Jushi, owner of Beyond Hello dispensaries
- Jeremy Preiss Virginia Cannabis Control Authority (CCA) Authority’s Chief Officer and Acting Head — Regulatory, Policy, and External Affairs
- Robert B. Nealon, Esq. — Senior Partner of Nealon & Associates, P.C
- Bryan Porter — Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Alexandria
The panel discussion is scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight at the Lyceum (201 S Washington Street). Tickets for non-Agenda Alexandria members are $10. The event can be viewed in person or online.
Photo via Wesley Gibbs/Unsplash
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