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Pod Virginia 6/7/22 Pod Virginia 6/7/22

Brian Moran: What’s a Caucus Leadership Coup?

Pod Virginia 3/7/22 Pod Virginia 3/7/22

Dylan Bishop: The GOP’s Puff Puff Pass on Legal Marijuana

Emily Cottrell 2/21/22 Emily Cottrell 2/21/22

Alexsis Rodgers: Senate Democrats Embrace Jim Crow

Thomas Bowman 1/29/21 Thomas Bowman 1/29/21

Diving into the weeds on marijuana policy: a joint effort

Part 2 of our series on marijuana policy. Jenn Michelle Pedini of NORML is back on the podcast to discuss the status and policy challenges around legalizing marijuana in the 2021 Legislative Session. Ngiste Abebe, of Columbia Care. She served on the governor’s workgroup last year and Ngiste is a member of the Cannabis Trade Federation’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Taskforce and Virginia Medical Cannabis Coalition. We dive into the weeds on marijuana policy and the policy debates around equity and inclusion…

Pod Virginia 1/19/21 Pod Virginia 1/19/21

What to expect from the 2021 Legislative Session

Sarah Graham Taylor is back on the pod to tell us what we can expect from Virginia's 2021 legislative session (Hint: Never ending zoom calls).

From an effort to abolish the death penalty to prioritizing public health—this year's regular session is not so regular.

Pod Virginia 11/2/20 Pod Virginia 11/2/20

Fully Baked: Marijuana Legalization in Virginia

Jenn Michelle Pedini of @NORML and @MattLaslo with The News Station explain the status of cannabis policy in Virginia. They explain the Commonwealth's decriminalization law and explain discuss the considerations behind full legalization and when residents can expect it.