RICHMOND — Days after a cannabis advocacy group urged Gov. Glenn Youngkin to amend legislation regulating CBD sales in Virginia, a consortium of medical professionals wants him to sign the bills just as they are, claiming the future of children’s health is put at stake if amendments are added.
In a letter Thursday to the governor, four groups — the Virginia chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Medical Society of Virginia, the Virginia College of Emergency Physicians and the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association — said their members are reporting surges in cases involving children who have ingested unregulated cannabidiol [CBD] and other hemp-related products. The group applauded what it called “common-sense provisions” in the legislation to ensure the products are properly managed.
“These measures as approved by the General Assembly are critically important to public health and safety,” the letter read. “They are especially important to ensure the well-being of children, many of whom have been poisoned after accessing and ingesting unregulated delta-8-THC, delta-9-THC and other synthetic marijuana-like products.”
The group also called “very disturbing” claims by the Virginia Cannabis Association that regulating the sales would essentially wipe out the industry along with millions of dollars in revenue and thousands of people out of work.
“It is important to recognize that existing laws do not adequately prohibit the retail…
