Advocate’s push to legalize marijuana in Virginia is personal

Advocates of legalizing marijuana applauded Virginia lawmakers who voted to allow adult recreational sales in 2024. Adam Goers is vice president of corporate affairs for Columbia Care, a cannabis company based in Portsmouth. Employees grow the plant, process them into pharmaceutical quality medicines, and dispense them to qualified patients who have visited their physician and received a recommendation to seek treatment. “Sixty-seven percent of adult use customers are actually seeking cannabis to treat a medical and health wellness condition,” Goers explained.