"Right now, it's like the Wild West." A bill signed by the governor earlier this month will bring much-needed regulation to Virginia's market for CBD products. Gov. Ralph Northam recently signed a bill that would define hemp extract, such as CBD, as food, and usher in...
Legalize It: Several Bills Introduced In General Assembly Would Decriminalize Cannabis
Lawmakers are divided on timelines, and the extent to which Virginia should move toward outright legalization, but one thing seems clear: marijuana reform is on the agenda at the General Assembly. With Democrats controlling both chambers of the General Assembly 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...
Spiraling Outward: Lickinghole Creek Brings Sustainability To Shockoe Bottom
The Goochland-based craft brewery is ready to brighten up Shockoe Bottom with the grand reopening of their Richmond location next month. Renovations have been steadily underway for Goochland-based brewery Lickinghole Creek’s Richmond location, which is nestled among...
Could Hemp Join Tobacco As A Big Cash Crop in Virginia?
As tobacco production fades into the past and more permissive laws go into effect, hemp is poised to become the way of the future for Virginia farmers. At first glance, it looks like a stoner’s paradise: acres of plants that resemble marijuana. But this crop is hemp,...
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