RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Retail sales of recreational marijuana are one step closer ... allow retail marijuana sales to begin in up to 400 stores starting Jan. 1, 2025. The subcommittee chose ...

Under the legislation, the four medical operators in Virginia could begin legal recreational sales before ... to opt out of having retail marijuana stores via a voter referendum.

Virginia lawmakers passed legislation Wednesday that if approved by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin would allow recreational ... whether to prohibit retail marijuana stores. They also increase ...

Learn more. AUGUSTA — City councilors approved licenses for Augusta’s first-ever recreational cannabis retail stores Thursday after many years of only allowing medical marijuana sales while ...

In 2021, Virginia became the first state in ... to get a framework for commercial sales of marijuana for recreational use passed into law, so Virginians can’t legally buy marijuana in retail stores.

Two smoke shops in Virginia Beach were searched in connection ... However, possession of recreational marijuana is legal — Virginians are also allowed to have up to 1 oz. of the product in ...