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Polling shows Virginians, like Americans, overwhelmingly support marijuana policy reform, including regulating adult-use, decriminalizing personal possession to fines not crimes, and doctor-recommended medical marijuana.
1 Αυγ 2022 · Some experts argue the legalization of marijuana actually lowers crime, pointing to the lower number of arrests and prosecutions associated with marijuana.
• From 2012 through 2019, marijuana was the primary drug type seized in 70% of drug arrests (where the drug type was known). After the decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana for personal use in Virginia on July 1, 2020, this percentage dropped to 19% for calendar year 2021 and to 10% for calendar year 2022.
As of July 1, 2021, marijuana is legal for adults ages 21+ in Virginia. Marijuana is the most commonly used drug that is not fully legal across the US. Evidence shows that in other states across the US, marijuana legalization has a positive correlation with both public safety and racial and economic justice.
In April 2020, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam approved a bill to decriminalize simple marijuana possession, which took effect July 2020. In February 2021, both houses of Virginia's General Assembly passed legislation to fully legalize cannabis, with an effective date of 2024.
The data shows marijuana-related arrests across the state of Virginia. From 2012 to 2022, there was a notable decrease in the percentage of cannabis-related arrests, from nearly 70% of total drug arrests to under 10%, alongside a reduction in the percentage of arrests for possession with intent to sell within the same period: YEAR.
Use Other Than Marijuana includes the misuse of prescription psychotherapeutics or the use of cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or methamphetamine. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana excludes respondents who used only marijuana but includes those who used marijuana in addition to other illicit drugs.
