The legislature passed a bill this year that decriminalized possession of marijuana, creating a $25 civil penalty for a first offense. AD“We are going to move forward with the legalization of marijuana in Virginia,” Northam said. ADFour states voted to legalize recreational marijuana possession this year, including Republican-dominated South Dakota. Across the country, in the past decade, 15 states and D.C. have legalized marijuana possession for any reason; 20 more allow medical use. And possession of small amounts of marijuana is no longer a crime across the border from Virginia in neighboring Maryland.

Source: Washington Post November 16, 2020 18:02 UTC