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VA HB1443
Virginia Lawmakers Quash Marijuana Decriminalization Measure
Virginia NORML, which backed HB 1443, co-organized a Lobby Day to coincide with Monday’s hearing and vote. An estimated 75 citizens participated in the day-long event, about a dozen of whom testified in favor of HB 1443. (You can read NORML’s testimony in favor of the measure here.). Unlike in past years, no one, including representatives of law enforcement or the state prosecutors office, testified publically against the measure.
Virginia Lawmaker To Reintroduce Marijuana Decriminalization Measure In 2011
State Delegate Harvey Morgan will reintroduce legislation in 2011 to reduce criminal marijuana penalties for first-time offenders. As introduced, House Bill 1443 eliminates criminal misdemeanor penalties and convictions for minor marijuana possession offenders.
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