Virginia Lawmakers Warned That Increasing Fines For Public Marijuana Use Will Worsen Racial Disparites

Marijuana Moment
Sep 28, 2026, 11:45 am58 pts
“If Black Virginians only make up 19 percent, how is it that they are 47.7 percent of those who are receiving the citations?” By Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury Youth advocates are urging Virginia lawmakers to reconsider stiffer penalties for public marijuana use before the state opens its legal adult-use…

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