Virginia Lawmakers Consider Updating Marijuana And Hemp Product Laws In 2023 Session

“It’s weird that it’s legal to possess it but you can’t sell it.”

By Graham Moomaw, Virginia Mercury

At a sleek new store called Cannabist in Richmond’s Carytown shopping district, anyone with an easy-to-obtain medical cannabis card can buy a full range of marijuana products strongly regulated by the Virginia Board of Pharmacy.

Right across the street, a vape shop has a sign advertising largely unregulated delta-8, which also gets users high but doesn’t run afoul of current marijuana laws because it’s derived from hemp plants.

A grocery store a short distance away offers a variety of milder CBD products that don’t have intoxicating effects but also come from hemp.

For those who prefer a more DIY approach, it’s now legal to grow up to four marijuana plants at home. You just have to find seeds, which remain illegal to sell.

And even though it’s now legal to possess small amounts of pot, there’s still no way to legally buy real-deal marijuana for purely recreational use.

Even in the eyes of many legislators who write the state’s laws, Virginia’s stance on cannabis is more than a little bit confusing and illogical.

“I think by and large most of the people would like to get it straight. We haven’t done it,” said Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw, D-Fairfax. “It’s weird that it’s legal to possess it but you can’t sell it.”

Clearing up Virginia’s stance on marijuana is expected to be a major topic of discussion in the General…

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