In 2018, almost 20,000 people, most of them African American, were found guilty of marijuana possession in Virginia courts. The racial disparities where the state's marijuana convictions are concerned has led some state officials to consider decriminalizing and...
Virginia’s Legal Landscape Shifts As Support For Cannabis Grows
With cannabis decriminalization, cultivation, and legalization at the forefront of political conversations in Virginia, farmers and legislators are grappling with a changing legal and cultural landscape. “We do grams, eighths, quarters, half ounces, pounds, wholesale...
RVA Global: Going Beyond The Legend In Amsterdam
The Dutch city of canals and coffee shops offers plenty of cheese, fries, and other assorted edibles (yeah, you know what we mean). RVA Global correspondent Chloe Fortin brings us an in-depth report. Typically, when you tell people that you’re going to Amsterdam, they...
Ellwood Thompson’s Leads The Conversation Around CBD Oil Legalization In Virginia
At Ellwood Thompson's, elected officials and community advocates gathered to discuss the future of legal cannabis-derived CBD oil in Virginia. Much was learned. CBD oil: there is a lot of confusion surrounding its legality, not to mention what exactly it is. To...
Norfolk’s Commonwealth Attorney Announces Weed Just Isn’t A Big Deal
In spirit of the new year, Norfolk’s office of the Commonwealth Attorney took the “new year, new me” goal to unprecedented heights. In line with Virginia’s continuing push for cannabis decriminalization, Norfolk’s Commonwealth's Attorney, Greg Underwood, said in a...
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