The Virginia General Assembly on Thursday rejected changes proposed last week by Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) to the state’s bill on the sale of adult cannabis. 13 News Now reports.

Instead of adopting the governor’s amendments, lawmakers decided to send the bill back to her desk without making any changes, potentially risking a veto.

Lawmakers approved the proposal in March. However, last week, on the last possible day to take action on the bill, Governor Spanberger, rather than sign or veto the proposal, chose to attach several amendments to the bill and send it back to lawmakers.

The governor’s changes included delaying the market’s opening by six months, until July 1, 2027, reducing the number of retailers initially allowed to open and increasing penalties for criminal behavior.

Meanwhile, lawmakers have complained about the governor’s decision to return a replacement bill rather than line-by-line amendments, as they were forced to consider the changes from an all-or-nothing perspective.

It is not clear whether Spanberger will sign or veto the cannabis sale proposal at this point, or allow it to become law without her signature.

The governor said during her gubernatorial campaign last year that she would sign an adult-use cannabis bill into law if one reached her desk while she was governor.

All previous proposals to legalize the sale of cannabis to adults Virginia were vetoed by former Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R).

Pre-rolls were the top-selling product category in the US cannabis industry in 2025, according to a recent Custom Cones USA REPORTcompiled from survey insights and sales data from cannabis analytics firm Headset.

The report found that sales of pre-roll cannabis generated $3.6 billion in revenue last year, with more than 383 million units sold — a 15.9% market share for the US industry.

Pre-rolls also saw more growth last year than any other product category, according to the report, with nearly 10% year-over-year growth and an 18.6% increase in sales, continuing a five-year trend.

By 2025, the cannabis flower had consistently surpassed other product categories of the industry.

“Pre-rolls are no longer an afterthought. What started as a byproduct of cutting, pre-rolls have matured into a highly competitive, innovation-driven category where brands are winning through quality, scale and smart branding.” – Harrison Bard, CEO of Custom Cones USA, in a press release

The report also highlights the rapid growth of multi-pack pre-rolls last year, but noted that single-pack, 1-gram pre-rolls remain the category’s best-performing format, earning $1.44 billion in 2025.

The survey results showed that most pre-roll manufacturers predict that injected pre-rolls will be the next big industry product trend.

Furthermore, millennials are the most frequent consumers of pre-rolls, accounting for about 44% of total sales.