Virginia Senate Passes Measure to End Driver’s License Suspensions for Possessing Cannabis
Recently we reported on a the committee passage of a Virginia bill to end driver’s license suspensions for cannabis possession. Now we’re happy to report that the measure has been passed by the state’s full Senate. Not only was it approved, it was approved with overwhelming support, with just two members of the 40-member Senate […]
Virginia Committee Passes Bill to Stop Driver’s License Suspensions for those Caught Possessing Marijuana
A Virginia legislative committee has given approval to legislation that would revise a law that mandates a person has their driver’s license suspended when caught possessing marijuana. The Committee for the Courts of Justice voted 14 to 1 to pass Senate Bill 1091. The measure would revoke a long-standing law that leads to the immediate […]
Virginia Senate Majority Leader Requests Statewide Cannabis Study
Virginia’s Senate Majority Leader Thomas K. Norment Jr. (R-James City) has sent a letter to the chairman of the Virginia State Crime Commission, Delegate Robert Bell (R-Albemarle), requesting that the agency to examine the state’s enforcement of cannabis policies and whether or not they’re effective in their goals. The letter, which asks for Bell’s “input, suggestions […]