Virginia’s journey toward legalizing medical marijuana

By Susan Laume: A letter sent in 2014 by a child desperately seeking relief for her pain spurred Virginia State Sen. Dave Marsden (D-37th District) to act. The compassion he felt for that child’s suffering from intractable epilepsy started the senator on his four-year journey to assist those in extreme pain. In 2015, Marsden first sponsored a bill that allowed…

Continue Reading