According to the top prosecutor in Williamsburg and James City County, marijuana distribution in Virginia might now be legal — a year earlier than planned — based on what he says is an apparent mistake in the recently passed state budget.
But the Virginia Division of Legislative Services — the agency responsible for drafting legislation and providing nonpartisan legal and research services to the General Assembly — disagrees.
The division maintains that existing marijuana laws are repealed effective July 1, 2027.
