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The Republican Standard
- July 6, 2022
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Medical marijuana access in Virginia has begun to take a very different shape as a new law has made it easier for a person to gain legal access. Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed HB 933 and SB 671 earlier this year, making the process easier for patients. The change will also cut out the $50 medical […]

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The Republican Standard
- June 23, 2022
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Attorney General Jason Miyares said new regulations included in the budget will allow his office to crack down on the sale of “THC copycat” products – THC-infused edibles packaged to look like mainstream snacks. The announcement came after a warning from the FDA about the products, and after an April report from the Stafford County […]

Eric Burk is a reporter at The Virginia Star and The Star News Network. ...
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The Republican Standard
- June 1, 2022
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The General Assembly is expected to vote Wednesday on a budget compromise hammered out by top money legislators from House Republicans and Senate Democrats. The proposal includes tax and spending policy, but also includes legislation that would fund lab schools, block a Richmond casino for now, and create new marijuana misdemeanors for possession of more than four […]

Eric Burk is a reporter at The Virginia Star and The Star News Network. ...
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The Republican Standard
- September 5, 2018
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In Virginia’s first round of applications, the first wave of dispensaries will produce only CBD (cannabidiol) or THC-A (tetrahydrocannabinolic acid) oil, both said by medical professionals to have therapeutic benefits to ailing patients.

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The Republican Standard
- March 26, 2018
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A Virginia Beach man identified as Wallace “Wally” Godwin has been charged with threatening to murder Congressman Scott Taylor.