The outcome of the governor’s race and House of Delegates races will likely determine whether Virginia finally legalizes cannabis sales. In 2021, when the Commonwealth had a Democratic House, Senate, and governor, Virginia legalized possession and home cultivation for adults. However, provisions legalizing cannabis sales had to be “re-enacted” again in 2022 to take effect. In November 2021, Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) and a Republican House majority were elected, and they refused to re-enact legal cannabis sales. Youngkin bills to legalize sales in 2024 and 2025, but he vetoed them and other cannabis policy reforms.