"Wild, Wild West" Of Cannabis; More Va., Headlines

Staff Report, Virginia Mercury

August 29, 2022

• Some Virginia cannabis entrepreneurs aren’t waiting for the state to work out the details of what a fully legal market should look like. “It’s like the wild, wild west.”—Washington Post

• Rookie Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. was shot multiple times Sunday during a possible carjacking or robbery attempt in D.C. He was hospitalized in stable condition.—Washington Post

• Four sites in Virginia are trying to take advantage of a federal push to build new semiconductor chip manufacturing facilities.—Virginia Business

• Records show Richmond’s police chief was given talking points indicating the target of an alleged mass shooting plot was unknown before he made the sensational but unverified claim the shooting was being planned for a high-profile Fourth of July event at Dogwood Dell.—Richmond Times-Dispatch

• Virginia Beach schools are adopting tougher rules on student cell phone use.—Virginian-Pilot

• More Virginia colleges and universities are making SATs and ACTs optional instead of mandatory. “I think it opens a new door for kids.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch

• State inspectors are looking into a Warren County limestone mine after a blasting incident caused rocks to hit nearby vehicles.—Northern Virginia Daily

• A Facebook message to the CEO of T-Mobile helped bring high-speed 5G internet to a rural county in Southwest Virginia.—Cardinal News

• Virginia’s Executive Mansion is reopening for public tours after being closed for the pandemic.—NBC12

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