Ben Paviour
Staff Reporter, VPM NewsBen Paviour covers courts and criminal justice for VPM News with a focus on accountability.
He previously covered politics and culture in Cambodia and lived pre-journalism lives as a tech writer at Google and a program manager for a youth job training program in Alameda County, California.
Email Ben: [email protected]
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Delta-8, a hemp product designed to get users high, is sometimes made with other chemicals that have made people sick. States want it regulated. (Aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on 7/30/22.)
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Hemp products that can get you high have proliferated online and at corner stores, even in places where marijuana remains illegal. -
The same court tossed a separate lawsuit filed by Richmond attorney Paul Goldman seeking new House elections in 2022.
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Delta-8 is a hemp product designed to get users high, but misleading labels or added chemicals have caused people to get sick. And a lack of federal regulation or guidance has states stepping in.
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Respondents also reported a 5% decrease in concern over housing and about an 8% dip in worry over food.
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More than two dozen Democratic lawmakers attended the event, which was held at IBEW Local 666’s headquarters.
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The governor's picks for state boards might give him lasting influence over a range of issues — even if the GOP never wins complete control of the legislature during his term.
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The data presented Wednesday to lawmakers drove home the commonwealth’s deepening affordability crisis.
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Officials with Virginia’s Department of Agriculture warned the hemp products were untested and potentially unsafe.
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Individuals interviewed by VPM News said they expected to turn over medical paperwork to the human resources department — not the state health commissioner.
