Status: Illegal for medical and recreational use.
Most Recent Vote/Upcoming Legislation: House Bill 2079 & Senate Bill 997
Description: Both bills would have decriminalized cannabis. Both were shot down in committee.
History of Virginia Cannabis Legislation
2015: House Bill 1445 & Senate Bill 1235 legalize CBD for treatment of epilepsy, passed 37-1 in the Senate.
2017: Virginia removes automatic license suspension for marijuana possession.
2018: House Bill 1063 voted down that would’ve made first time marijuana infraction penalty just a fine.
2018: Quasi-medical bill where patients can posess 15% CBD or THC-A oil.
2019: HB2371 & HB2373 that would legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana were defeated in committee.
Senator Mike Warner, Democrat
Stance: Pro full legalization on state level, against federal legalization.
Phone: (202) 224-4024
Email/Website: http://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Contact
Address: 231 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Next Election: 2022
Senator Tim Kaine, Democrat
Stance: Pro full legalization on state and federal level.
Phone: (202) 224-2023
Email/Website: https://www.kaine.senate.gov/contact
Address: 703 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Next Election: 2024
Representative Robert J. Witman, Republican, First District
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-4261
Email/Website: https://wittman.house.gov/
Address: 2055 50 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515
Representative Elaine Luria, Democrat, Second District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state and federal level.
Phone: (202) 225-4215
Email/Website: https://luria.house.gov/
Address: 534 27 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003
Representative Robert C. Scott, Democrat, Third District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state and federal level.
Phone: (202) 225-8351
Email/Website: https://bobbyscott.house.gov/
Address: 1201 15 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20515
Representative Donald A. McEachin, Democrat, Fourth District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state and federal level.
Phone: (202) 225-6365
Email/Website: https://mceachin.house.gov/
Address: 314 27 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003
Representative Denver Riggleman, Republican, Fifth District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state level, against federal legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-4711
Email/Website: https://riggleman.house.gov/
Address: 1022 15 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20515
Representative Ben Cline, Republican, Sixth District
Stance: Only allow states to legalize medical cannabis.
Phone: (202) 225-5431
Email/Website: https://cline.house.gov/
Address: 1009 15 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20515
Representative Abigail Spanberger, Democrat, Seventh District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state and federal level.
Phone: (202) 225-2815
Email/Website: https://spanberger.house.gov/
Address: 1239 15 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20515
Representative Don Beyer, Democrat, Eighth District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state and federal level.
Phone: (202) 225-4376
Email/Website: https://beyer.house.gov/
Address: 1119 15 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20515
Representative Morgan Griffith, Republican, Ninth District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state level, against federal legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-3861
Email/Website: https://morgangriffith.house.gov/
Address: 2022 50 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515
Representative Jennifer Wexton, Democrat, Tenth District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state level, against federal legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-5136
Email/Website: https://wexton.house.gov/
Address: 1217 15 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20515
Representative Gerald E. Connoly, Democrat, Eleventh District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state level, against federal legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-1492
Email/Website: https://connolly.house.gov/
Address: 2238 50 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515