Virginia Democrats are moving forward with their efforts to set up a retail market for the sale of recreational marijuana, something Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) has implied he won’t sign into law.

Legislation to set up a regulated retail market for marijuana passed a first General Assembly hurdle on the same kind of party line vote on the essentially identical bill that Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed last year.

Lawmakers on a Virginia Senate committee have greenlit a proposal to legalize and regulate adult-use marijuana sales in the state, advancing a bill from Sen. Aaron Rouse (D) on a 8–7 vote. Friday’s OK from the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services clears the first hurdle on the measure’s journey during Virginia’s short,