Talk:Cannabis in Virginia

Deciminalized today
Cannabis is decriminalized today.

I was looking at the legislation section about penalties. I suppose that can be deleted. Or is it of historical interest?

I expect that more journalism is coming.

I wonder how comparable all this is to decriminalization in other states, and if it is possible to copy/paste text?  Blue Rasberry  (talk)  19:05, 13 April 2020 (UTC)


 * It seems like the law doesn't come into effect until July 1st, so we should hold off on making any big deletion changes. For now, there should probably be a part in the "2020 reform measures" section and in the lead (but I'm not sure about making it the first sentence) that mentions this bill being signed and when/how it's to take effect. - Whisperjanes (talk) 01:14, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I added it to the bottom of the lead, but the 2020 reform section probably needs to be updated since the reason this bill was able to be signed was that it was first passed by the General Assembly earlier this year (I think). - Whisperjanes (talk) 01:30, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I neglected to read the source in any reasonable way. Thanks for correcting me.  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  01:41, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
 * No problem! The first article I read seemed to say it was decriminalized (and it's confusing when most of the news titles right now say "It's Decriminalized!") So I made the same mistake, and had to undo it when I read further. - Whisperjanes (talk) 01:49, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

Technically, no. Virginia has an intricate process for bills, see https://sgr.virginia.edu/sites/sgr.virginia.edu/files/leg_process.pdf. Basically, we are now in the box in the graph labeled "Approved/signed by Governor with amendment(s)". The legislature (which is scheduled to reconvene April 22) has to pass a single proposed change made by the governor to the due-date for a study on full legalization. If they do not approve the change, or if it is approved by just one chamber, then the bill could die with a veto. Or the governor could choose to approve it anyway without his recommended changes. ☆ Bri (talk) 03:31, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for adding that clarification in the article, - Whisperjanes (talk) 16:48, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

Legalization
This article is probably going to need a small-to-mid-sized rewrite to accommodate the imminent legalization of marijuana in Virginia. Since the process will likely take several years, it's best to have an "implementation" or "legalization process" section. As it stands the first line of the article is either misleading or will be soon. PDMagazineCoverUploading (talk) 00:39, 4 February 2021 (UTC)