Cardinal Way

Some readers see legalization as a matter of personal liberty, others see tax revenue. Still others see more impaired drivers on the road and kids getting easier access to weed.

The solution isn’t more regulation; it’s less.

It is essential to recognize that a regulated marijuana retail market is a necessity for public safety. A well-regulated market would ensure that products are tested for safety, accurately labeled, sold in a controlled environment and kept out of the hands of kids.

If we cannot manage or enforce the existing gray market, how do we expect to properly regulate a fully legal retail cannabis market? It is clear that any efforts to legalize recreational cannabis will only further burden our enforcement agencies while also endangering public health in the process. 

According to our local registrars, most of the 6,300 voters who were purged by the governor’s administration as noncitizens are actually legal voters who made errors in paperwork or in renewing their voter registration.

Virginia has a process to correct errors if someone inadvertently lists themselves as a non-citizen.

In light of calls from both sides politically to ‘lower the temperature,’ we asked a professional mediator how people can talk about politics in a civil manner. Here’s what Mark Rubin had to say.

We need more natural gas and nuclear to support our increasing energy demands.