Youngkin vetoes bill setting up sale of recreational marijuana in Virginia

[Eugene]

Source: The Hill

Youngkin vetoes bill setting up sale of recreational marijuana in Virginia

BY MIRANDA NAZZARO - 03/28/24 6:34 PM ET

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have established a legal market for the sale of recreational marijuana in the Old Dominion state.

The proposed law, which would have created a state-regulated marketplace for recreational marijuana, “endangers Virginians’ health and safety,” Youngkin argued in his veto statement.

“States following this path have seen adverse effects on children’s and adolescent’s health and safety, increased gang activity and violent crime, significant deterioration in mental health, decreased road safety, and significant costs associated with retail marijuana that far exceed tax revenue,” he said.

Youngkin argued the law would not have eliminated the illegal black-market sale of cannabis or guarantee product safety.

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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4562558-youngkin-vetoes-bill-market-recreational-marijuana-virginia/

[Lemonwurst]

1. Asshole

Had he ever looked at any other state where recreational cannabis is legal?

Doesn’t really matter to a Repug, if they can be an asshole just for sport, that’s good enough for them.

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. Wow....good luck with that veto, Guv.

Tell us how you are all about personal freedom.....

[MOMFUDSKI]

3. Turns out mister cool

is a party pooper.

[GoodRaisin]

4. Typical Republican shill for Big Pharma.

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

5. They are delaying it but they can't stop it!

Just a little more work to do.

[Oopsie Daisy]

6. I agree with him on this point. Weed is so nasty smelling.

I can't go anywhere in Maryland / DC these days without smelling skunk. Too bad there's not a better smelling hybrid.

[Emile]

7. Wow, talk about pulling shit out of your ass. Violent

Crime too, oh no. Good thing it's illegal or people would be smoking that stuff.