Parkersburg – The half-acre plot of fledgling plants along a hillside at Cedar Lane Farm puts into perspective the return of hemp to West Virginia soil – a resistance-riddled movement struggling to rise out of infancy. Owner Dave Hawkins arrives with a few signs to post around the plot warning trespassers that the area is […]
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Bill Passes To Allow Medical Marijuana Oil In Virginia
Big news today for children and adults hoping to get a form of medical marijuana to treat epilepsy. The General Assembly has passed a bill allowing cannabidiol, or CBD, to be produced and distributed in Virginia. Senator Dave Marsden said, “Marijuana is a plant and there is a process by which you can derive these […]
Racial Disparities in Virginia Marijuana Arrests
Marijuana arrests in Virginia have been increasing over the last decade, and the racial disparity in marijuana possession arrest rates has been getting worse every year. Read article here: High Times
Virginia House Unanimously Approves Cannabis Oil Bill
Virginia parents with children suffering from epilepsy may soon be permitted to have a non-intoxicating strain of cannabis oil that has shown effectiveness in controlling seizures. On Tuesday, the Republican-controlled House of Delegates unanimously approved a measure, 98… Read article here: High Times
Virginia: Lawmakers Quash Decriminalization Effort
By a margin of nearly 3 to 1, voters in the Old Dominion state say that they support amending Virginia’s marijuana penalties—penalties that rank among the toughest in the nation. Yet, on Wednesday, members of the Senate Committee for the Virginia Courts of Jus… Read article here: High Times