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Abigail Spanberger: “I had spoken with governors of other states... where they're…”

Featuring: Abigail Spanberger, Democratic | Governor of Virginia

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FULL EXTENDED VIDEO: Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger talks with Jen Psaki

Published | Video Starts at 09:13

And in my conversation, the implementation timeframe. Implementation timeframe, exactly. And from a regulatory standpoint, from a testing standpoint, from a licensing of new stores standpoint was really quick. And I had spoken with governors of other states... where they're a little bit ahead of us or a lot ahead of us. what would you have done differently? And so for me, a real important priority was lengthening the timeframe just a bit. And so that was among the amendments that I put forth. (09:13–09:24)

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Asserts that other states are ahead of Virginia in cannabis market implementation.

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