President Joe Biden’s pardon of people convicted of simple marijuana possession in federal courts may not have a dramatic impact on the territory but it is an example of the U.S. Virgin Islands failing to keep pace with social changes on the mainland.
Advocates pushed for the Virgin Islands to allow medical marijuana for decades before the law changed in 2019. But full implementation continues to flounder as policymakers debate budgets and boards of directors, rules and regulations.
Meanwhile, 18 states and Puerto Rico have similar medicinal marijuana laws on the books. Colorado has offered medical marijuana for 22 years. Couldn’t the V.I. copy their plan?
(Originally posted by Cannabis News)