Politician Info
D- Glenn Youngkin (R - VA) MEDICAL USE

Governor Youngkin has regressed Virginia's progression toward the leglaizaiton of adult-use recreational marijuana. 

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Position on Marijuana Legalization

In a May appearance on CNBC, Youngkin described legalization as “another problem that’s going to be dumped at my feet” if he’s elected.

“If there was a group of children that were sitting here and I was talking to them about marijuana I would tell them don’t use it,” Youngkin said at a campaign event in April. “I’ve never met anybody who habitually used marijuana and was successful and I would tell all them the same thing.”

Youngkin wrongly claims ‘every single state’ has earned disappointing cannabis revenue 7/9/21

Comments

Joseph Guthrie, commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, said “Governor Youngkin has stated that he is not interested in any further moves towards legalization of adult recreational use marijuana, so I wouldn't expect that during his adminsitration”. (7/7/23)

Youngkin's campaign stated that they would not seek to repeal Virginia's recent legalization of marijuana, but falsely stated that other states which have legalized have embellished their tax revenue collections from marijuana sales. (7/3/21)

Votes
2022: Pharmaceutical Processors; Amends the Definition of "Cannabis oil", HB 933
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