Last week, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring took to social media to voice his support for "legal, regulated adult use" of marijuana -- a sentiment that, according to a just-released study, more than half of Virginians support. Attorney General Mark Herring...
Attorney General Puts The Kibosh On Armed Private Militias
In the wake of the General Assembly's special session, Attorney General Mark Herring released an opinion making clear that militias acting as unofficial security forces are breaking the law. Attorney General Mark Herring released a formal opinion last month...
Why Is It Still So Hard To Legalize Marijuana?
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has asked that question in public lately, and it's one that all of our lawmakers should be considering. Weed isn’t a big deal. The military is treating PTSD with ecstacy. The legal right to grow weed has existed in our nation’s...
Herring Calls For Marijuana Decriminalization
In a Daily Press Op-Ed published on Sunday, Virginia's Attorney General made the case for decriminalizing possession of marijuana. In a move that pleased cannabis advocates and made headlines around the state, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring wrote an op-ed in...
Hate Crimes in Virginia Jump Almost by Half
Hate crimes in Virginia rose nearly 50 percent from 2016 to 2017. This year, Attorney General Mark Herring proposed legislation to deal with the problem... but all of the bills died in the General Assembly. Virginia recorded more than 200 hate crimes in 2017 — up...
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