Virginia Governor Youngkin issues vetoes

Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed two top Democratic legislative priorities Thursday. Two bills that would have allowed the recreational retail sales of marijuana to begin next year and measures mandating a minimum wage increase. Currently in Virginia, home cultivation and adult sharing of marijuana are legal. And patients who receive a written certification from a health care provider can purchase the product from a dispensary. The now vetoed minimum wage increase legislation would have incrementally increased the current $12-per-hour minimum wage $15 by 2026. Youngkin announced the vetoes a day after the public collapse of one of his top legislative priorities: a deal to bring 2 of D.C.’s professional sports teams to Virginia.