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The Cannabis Control Authority's first draft sets fees, security rules and a 350-store retail cap ahead of adult-use sales in July 2027. For hospitality operators the decisive rule is already law: no marijuana license may be granted at a place where alcohol or tobacco is made, sold or used.
VHN Staff · · Statewide
Staff would take the daily food truck limit from four hours to six in commercial and industrial districts, and replace the 'associated service use' test that has governed restaurants in office and industrial buildings. Nothing is adopted, and the numbers are still in brackets.
VHN Staff · · Northern Virginia
A county-commissioned study by Agritecture LLC recommends changes to farm tax treatment, county zoning, support for working farmers and long-term infrastructure. Final recommendations go to the Board of County Supervisors this fall.
VHN Staff · · Northern Virginia
Kinder Bauernhof Farm and Chilly Hollow Brewing sued Clarke County in October 2023 over rules banning weddings, cover charges and advertised events. The owners confirm to VHN that the case has settled. Terms were not disclosed and no court ruled.
VHN Staff · · Shenandoah Valley
State law protects a specific list of farm winery activities from local ordinance, and sets a high bar before a locality can restrict the rest. Most disputes turn on the phrase 'usual and customary.'
VHN Staff · · Statewide
A draft farm business ordinance would allow 30 events a year without a permit, cap by-right attendance at 150, and treat weddings as agritourism but not concerts. The board sent it back to staff on August 28.
VHN Staff · · Charlottesville
Supervisors voted to remove all caps on winery and brewery events in May, reversed themselves 15 days later, then handed the question to a nine-member committee that cannot reopen it. Wineries, breweries and distilleries come up on November 9.
VHN Staff · · Northern Virginia
