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Introduced
01/20/2021
01/20/2021
In Committee
02/12/2021
02/12/2021
Crossed Over
02/16/2021
02/16/2021
Passed
03/09/2021
03/09/2021
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/07/2021
04/07/2021
Introduced Session
2021 Special I
Bill Summary
Marijuana; legalization; retail sales; penalties. Eliminates criminal penalties for simple possession of up to one ounce of marijuana by persons 21 years of age or older, modifies several other criminal penalties related to marijuana, and imposes limits on dissemination of criminal history record information related to certain marijuana offenses. The bill creates the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority (the Authority), the Cannabis Oversight Commission, the Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council, the Cannabis Equity Reinvestment Board and Fund, and the Virginia Cannabis Equity Business Loan Program and Fund and establishes a regulatory and licensing structure for the cultivation, manufacture, wholesale, and retail sale of retail marijuana and retail marijuana products, to be administered by the Authority. The bill contains social equity provisions that, among other things, provide support and resources to persons and communities that have been historically and disproportionately affected by drug enforcement. The bill has staggered effective dates, and numerous provisions of the bill are subject to reenactment by the 2022 Session of the General Assembly.
AI Summary
This bill eliminates criminal penalties for the simple possession of up to one ounce of marijuana by individuals aged 21 and older, modifies other criminal penalties related to marijuana, and imposes limits on the dissemination of criminal history record information for certain marijuana offenses. The bill creates the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority, the Cannabis Oversight Commission, the Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council, the Cannabis Equity Reinvestment Board and Fund, and the Virginia Cannabis Equity Business Loan Program and Fund to establish a regulatory and licensing structure for the cultivation, manufacture, wholesale, and retail sale of marijuana and marijuana products. The bill also includes social equity provisions to support and provide resources to communities that have been disproportionately affected by drug enforcement. The bill has staggered effective dates, and numerous provisions are subject to reenactment by the 2022 General Assembly.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Business and Industry, Justice
Sponsors (25)
Lamont Bagby (D)*,
Kelly Convirs-Fowler (D)*,
Stephen Heretick (D)*,
Charniele Herring (D)*,
Don Scott (D)*,
Dawn Adams (D),
Hala Ayala (D),
Jeffrey Bourne (D),
Lee Carter (D),
Joshua Cole (D),
Elizabeth Guzmán (D),
Dan Helmer (D),
Patrick Hope (D),
Chris Hurst (D),
Clinton Jenkins (D),
Kaye Kory (D),
Mark Levine (D),
Alfonso Lopez (D),
Delores McQuinn (D),
Marcia Price (D),
David Reid (D),
Ibraheem Samirah (D),
Marcus Simon (D),
Shelly Simonds (D),
Angelia Williams Graves (D),
Last Action
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0551) (on 04/07/2021)
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