ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia is considering a number of major policy changes next year as the state faces a shift in power.

One item is a retail cannabis market.

Marijuana is legal to possess, but there is no way to recreationally buy or sell the products.

The democratic-controlled General Assembly has passed a measure the last two years to create a retail market, but it has been vetoed both times by Governor Glenn Youngkin.

Since early summer, a General Assembly Commission has held a number of hearings to decide how to roll out a retail market.

On Tuesday, the group made changes to its proposal.

“This bill hopefully has a little for everybody. It builds a new market that supports hundreds of small businesses and strengthens Virginia agriculture, reduces the racial disparities crea

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