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A Year Of Monumental Change: A Review Of Virginia's 2021 General Assembly Regular And Special Sessions, Andrew Mullen
A Year Of Monumental Change: A Review Of Virginia's 2021 General Assembly Regular And Special Sessions, Andrew Mullen
Richmond Public Interest Law Review
Between the abolition of the death penalty and the continued fallout from
the COVID-19 pandemic, the Virginia General Assembly had a full plate of
legislative priorities in 2021. This Article will provide a summary of the major
bills that were introduced, passed, or that failed during the 2021 Regular
and Special Sessions. The other articles within this issue cover the following
topics in depth: reproductive justice, criminal justice legal reform, housing
policy concerns during the pandemic, cannabis legalization, and environmental
justice. This Article summarizes legislation grouped in the following
parts: I. Civil and Criminal law, II. Education, III. Labor and …
First In The South: Cannabis Legalization In Virginia, Jm Pedini, Cassidy Crockett-Verba
First In The South: Cannabis Legalization In Virginia, Jm Pedini, Cassidy Crockett-Verba
Richmond Public Interest Law Review
In 2021, Virginia made history when it became the first state in the
South to legalize cannabis for responsible use by adults. Though legalization
is now the law of the land, which today includes personal possession
and cultivation, there remains much work to be done before Virginians are
able to legally purchase cannabis outside of the medical program. Concerns
over social equity provisions, retail sales dates, and the reenactment
clauses added during the 2021 legislative session have drastically slowed
the process of expanding the regulated marketplace to adult-use consumers.
With many key components requiring reenactment by the 2022 General Assembly …