Kyle Jaeger, writing for Marijuana Moment:
A marijuana decriminalization policy is officially in effect in Virginia as of Wednesday.
One month after Gov. Ralph Northam (D) signed the bill—which will make possession of up to one ounce of cannabis punishable by a $25 fine with no threat of jail time and no criminal record—the commonwealth has become the 27th state to enact the policy change.
I’m excited to see this one go through because Virginia is just one state north of where I live and from what I observed while watching this particular bill over the past several months, it seemed like it was a hard-fought win.