Farmers, retailers worry as state and federal regs for hemp, marijuana shift

By: Charlotte Rene Woods

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: June 29, 2026

Words: 823

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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A legal cannabis market is set to take effect in Virginia next summer pending a final state budget, but Mannassas-based Barbara Biddle has already given notice to her landlord to shut down one of her two hemp stores.

As a purveyor of hemp-infused products, her District Hemp Botanicals shops sell creams, bath salts, infused drinks and gummies that contain CBD or THC — two chemical compounds found in both cannabis and hemp plants. …

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