Farmers in the region are utilizing fiber from hemp to produce items from clothing to wood flooring. But an agriculture expert doubts the crop’s potential in Rockbridge County.
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The Republican-controlled Virginia House shot down a bill from the Democrat-controlled Virginia Senate that would allow retail marijuana sales to start next year.
The Biden administration is taking a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the drug and addressing charging practices that disproportionately affect people of color.
Lawmakers voted Wednesday to approve Gov. Ralph Northam’s proposed changes to a bill that will allow adults to possess and cultivate small amounts of the drug starting in July.
The county sheriff’s department holds a “zero tolerance” policy toward drugs.
Six Democrats voted for the bill while nine Republicans on the Senate Courts of Justice Committee voted against it.
As marijuana becomes legal, or decriminalized, in more and more states across the nation, visitors and new residents should know Virginia still enforces marijuana laws.
The Rockbridge Drug Task force said methamphetamine use is widespread. It’s an epidemic, it’s dangerous, and it’s not going away anytime soon.
By Paige Gance Former Washington and Lee University football star Harrison Hudson is serving a sentence in the Rockbridge Regional…
By Paige Gance Former Washington and Lee University football star Harrison Hudson is serving a sentence in the Rockbridge Regional…