Article by Richard Cowen.
The other story from Virginia was also widely reported, including NBC, “Virginia lawmakers gave final approval Saturday to a bill that will legalize marijuana for adult recreational use, but not until 2024, when retail sales of the drug would also begin.”
That’s right. The bill will not go into effect until 2024. Until then Virginia police will continue to arrest people for possession!
Virginia is the home of James Madison, the Father of the Constitution, which he wrote over the Summer of 1787. Maybe if we gave quills to the Virginia legislators…
I have written several columns about the mess that the states are making of marijuana legalization, but this is ridiculous.
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