Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has vetoed two top Democratic legislative priorities. He announced vetoes Thursday to bills that would have allowed the recreational retail sales of marijuana to begin next year and measures mandating a minimum wage increase. Youngkin said the marijuana bill would create health and safety problems.
FILE -Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin delivers his State of the Commonwealth address before a joint session of the Virginia General Assembly, Jan. 10, 2024, at the state Capitol in Richmond, Va. Youngkin on Wednesday, March 20, vetoed nearly two dozen pieces of crime and law enforcement legislation, including a bill that would expand the credits inmates can receive to get out of prison early and one that would allow some immigrants who are not U.S. citizens to become police officers. RICHMOND, Va.
Under the bills, the state would have started taking applications on Sept. 1 for cultivating, testing, processing and selling the drug in preparation for the market to open May 1, 2025, with products taxed at a rate of up to 11.625%. The bills would “implement drastic wage mandates, raise costs on families and small businesses, jeopardize jobs, and fail to recognize regional economic differences across Virginia,” he said in a news release.They and other advocates have argued the legislation would help working families afford basic necessities and keep up with inflation.
Another would have required that approximately 315 individuals incarcerated or on community supervision with a felony marijuana conviction receive a sentencing review, according to Youngkin’s office.
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