Future of Virginia’s Retail Marijuana Market May Depend on Gubernatorial Election

Portraits of Virginia gubernatorial candidates Winsome Earle-Sears and Abigail Spanberger

This WHRO Public Media article examines how Virginia’s gubernatorial election could influence the future of legal recreational cannabis sales. Tanner Johnson discusses Pure Shenandoah’s application for the pharmaceutical processor license serving Health Service Area 1 and the challenges created by limited medical dispensary access throughout the Shenandoah Valley, Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, and surrounding communities. The report also explores retail-market legislation, licensing, taxes, patient costs, and the need for locally informed cannabis businesses.

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