Youth advocates warn higher marijuana fine could deepen racial disparities
Youth advocates are urging Virginia lawmakers to reconsider higher fines for public marijuana use. They warn that increased penalties could disproportionately impact young people and Black communities before the state's legal market opens.
Youth advocates are urging Virginia lawmakers to reconsider stiffer penalties for public marijuana use before the state opens its legal adult-use market next summer, warning that the changes could place a disproportionate burden on young people, their families and Black communities. The maximum civil penalty for consuming or offering marijuana in public is set to […]
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