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Governor Youngkin has regressed Virginia's progression in the roll out of adult-use legalzation. In 2024, Youngkin vetoed multiple cannabis measures, including two bills to begin adult-use retail sales. His veto statment included numerous false claims regarding cannabis regulation in the United States.
"I had to let somebody go who worked for me, found out he was on marijuana, you can’t work for me, you’re gonna destroy somebody’s home, you’re gonna crash, it’s gonna decimate us, because marijuana is a gateway drug…There is no hope in that, there is no future." (7/12/21)
Now that over the half of the states in the United States have legalized some form of adult use marijuana, Senator Warren believes that the federal government should follow suit. He also beleives that cannabis companies should have the right to acess banking institutions.
Senator Deeds has patroned multiple cannabis bills that were successfully enacted.
"Any legislation that has come before me in the legislature regarding cannabis legalization, decriminalization, expungement, etc has received my full support. And Republicans' attempts to undo the progress Democrats made in sessions past have not." (Candidate Survey Response)
Senator Marsden has introduced a variety of medical cannabis legalization bills. His legislation legalized medical cannabis.
Senator Ebbibn was the chief patron of SB 1133 to legalize adult-use retail.
"I successfully sponsored SB 788 - a bill that transfers authority for operating the Medical Cannabis Program from the Board of Pharmacy to the Cannabis Control Authority, and; I was a conferee on SB 903 - a bill that regulates THC in hemp products and includes requirements for packaging, labeling, testing and penalties. Both of these pieces of legislation are now law and represent some progress with respect to managing the medical cannabis market and controlling for THC content in hemp products. I chair the Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee, the committee that oversees Cannabis legislation in the Virginia General Assembly. Although efforts were made to forge a recreational retail market for marijuana, Governor Youngkin is adamantly opposed to establishing such a market, so such efforts always find defeat in the Republican controlled House of Delegates." (Candidate Survey Response)
Delegate Hope copatroned HB 2312 to legalize adult-use.
Delegate Lopez copatroned HB 2312 to legalize adult-use.
Delegate Herring was the chief patron of HB 2312 to legalize adult-use.
"I have publically supported legalizing and increasing access to medical cannabis and supporting the science around the effectiveness of the product." (Candidate Survey Response)
Delegate Helmer has patroned multiple employment protection bills for medical cannabis patients.
Delegate Krizek has patroned multiple adult-use retail measures.
Delegate Reid copatroned HB 2312 to legalize adult-use.
In 2023, Delegate Wyatt patroned HB 1445 to repeal the current prohibition for a law-enforcement officer to lawfully stop, search, or seize a person, place, or thing or issue a search warrant based solely on the odor of marijuana.
Delegate Webert was the chief patron of HB 1750 to legalize adult-use retail, but has voted against other retail and medical measures.
Delegate Cole copatroned HB 2312 to legalize adult-use.
Delegate Hodges was the chief patron of HB 1464 legalize adult-use retail.
Delegate Simonds copatroned HB 2312 to legalize adult-use.
Delegate Cherry patroned medical cannabis legislation in 2024, but voted against an equivalent measure in 2025.
Delegate Convirs-Fowler was a chief-copatron of HB 2312 to legalize adult-use.