Pending a governor’s signature, Virginians 21 and older can have their cannabis and buy it, too. Senate and House lawmakers voted March 13 and 14 to adopt a conference committee report for competing bills to legalize adult-use cannabis dispensary sales starting Jan. 1, 2027, sending the finalized legislation to Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s desk. The bicameral deal also included negotiations around a license conversion fee for the state’s existing medical cannabis operators, a tax structure, tax revenue allocations, penalties for illegal distribution, and regulatory and enforcement authorities, among other fine-tunings.
