It could only be a matter of months until adults can buy marijuana in Virginia without a prescription.
Sales of recreational marijuana could begin this September 鈥� before the full legal market opens in 2024 鈥� .
鈥淚t ensures that consumers can purchase safe, regulated products legally until the full market is open,鈥� said the bill鈥檚 sponsor, Sen. Adam Ebbin, D-Alexandria.
The measure must get approval from the state’s House of Delegates.
Under the bill, adults would be able to buy marijuana from an existing dispensary, without a prescription, come September.
Under current law, adults need a prescription to buy marijuana, though they may legally possess up to an ounce of it.
