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With a new General Assembly session just a few months away and a new governor taking office in January, state lawmakers and the local hemp industry are optimistic that 2026 might finally be the year Virginia gets a fully legalized recreational marijuana market.

A General Assembly commission established to oversee the potential creation of the market held its first meetings this summer. The group is studying the topic and hearing from policy experts to help craft what could be the last in a series of bills in recent years that have sought to kick off the retail pot market after the legalization of recreational use in 2021.

Del. Paul Krizek, chairman of the bipartisan commission, said in an interview that legislation expected to be introduced in 2026 wo

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