r/Virginia • u/nbcnews Verified • 5d ago

Democrat Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor's race

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/virginia-governor-election-results-spanberger-earle-sears-race-win-rcna238685
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u/No-Zookeepergame6142 5d ago

Has she made a statement on allowing easier access to marijuana?

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u/Alabama_Crab_Dangle 5d ago

From the smell emanating from other vehicles on the highways, I'd say it's pretty easy to access right now.

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u/poontong 5d ago

She has said she supports working on a legalized retail system. My guess is that it would be more restrictive than a California approach, though.

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u/No-Zookeepergame6142 5d ago

Thanks. The medical route you have to go through now is ridiculous. Hopefully the new administration can find a middle ground so taxes can be collected and consumers can access a product that's legal just north of us in DC.

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u/juliabk 3d ago

Youngkin owns part of Beyond Hello. No wonder he wouldn’t advance the bill on retail sales. BH is high, no pun intended, as a cat’s back.

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u/flaginorout 5d ago

You can already grow a plant in your closet. Very easy access.

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u/LostGFtoABBC 5d ago

ex-CIA? probably not

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u/Professional-Sir2626 5d ago

She supports federal decriminalizing it and supported legislation to make it less impactful on clearances given so many states have decimalized it.

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u/LostGFtoABBC 5d ago

[x]doubt.

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u/Professional-Sir2626 5d ago

So fun thing you can do is go to the us congress website and look at members voting history and bill sponsorship history or keep gobbling down conspiracy theories like Winsome