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VA SB391

VA SB391
Cannabis control; retail market.


summary

Introduced
01/11/2022
In Committee
02/24/2022
Crossed Over
02/15/2022
Passed
Dead
04/12/2023

Introduced Session

2023 Regular Session

Bill Summary

A BILL to amend and reenact §§2.2-221, 2.2-507, 2.2-511, 2.2-1119, 2.2-2499.8, 2.2-2818, 2.2-2905, 2.2-3114, 2.2-3705.3, 2.2-3711, 2.2-3802, 2.2-4024, 3.2-1010, 3.2-3906, 3.2-4113, 3.2-4116, 4.1-100, 4.1-101.02, 4.1-101.07, 4.1-101.09, 4.1-101.010, 4.1-101.1, 4.1-103, 4.1-104, 4.1-105, 4.1-106, 4.1-107, 4.1-111, 4.1-112.2, 4.1-113.1, 4.1-115, 4.1-116, 4.1-118, 4.1-119, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 4.1-122, 4.1-124, 4.1-128, 4.1-200, 4.1-201, 4.1-202, 4.1-205, 4.1-206.1, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 4.1-206.2, 4.1-206.3, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 4.1-212, 4.1-213, 4.1-215, 4.1-216, 4.1-216.1, 4.1-222, 4.1-224, 4.1-225, 4.1-227, 4.1-230, 4.1-240, 4.1-300, 4.1-302, 4.1-303, 4.1-310, 4.1-310.1, 4.1-320, 4.1-323, 4.1-324, 4.1-325, 4.1-325.2, 4.1-329, 4.1-336, 4.1-337, 4.1-338, 4.1-348, 4.1-349, 4.1-350 through 4.1-354, 4.1-600, 4.1-601, 4.1-603, 4.1-604, 4.1-606, 4.1-611, 4.1-1100, 4.1-1101, 4.1-1105.1, 4.1-1107, 4.1-1108, 4.1-1121, 5.1-13, 9.1-101, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 9.1-128, as it shall become effective, 9.1-400, 9.1-500, 9.1-801, 9.1-1101, 15.2-2820, 16.1-69.40:1, 16.1-260, 16.1-273, 16.1-278.9, 17.1-276, 18.2-46.1, 18.2-57, 18.2-247, 18.2-248, 18.2-248.01, 18.2-251, 18.2-251.03, 18.2-251.1:1, 18.2-251.1:2, 18.2-251.1:3, 18.2-252, 18.2-254, 18.2-255, 18.2-255.1, 18.2-255.2, 18.2-258, 18.2-258.02, 18.2-258.1, 18.2-265.1, 18.2-265.2, 18.2-265.3, 18.2-287.2, 18.2-308.03, 18.2-308.012, 18.2-308.016, 18.2-308.4, 18.2-371.2, 18.2-460, 18.2-474.1, 19.2-66, 19.2-81, 19.2-81.1, 19.2-83.1, 19.2-188.1, 19.2-303.01, 19.2-386.22 through 19.2-386.25, 19.2-389, 19.2-392.02, as it shall become effective, 19.2-392.12, as it shall become effective, 19.2-392.13, 19.2-392.3, 19.2-392.6, as it shall become effective, 22.1-206, 22.1-277.08, 23.1-609, 23.1-1301, 33.2-613, 46.2-105.2, 46.2-347, 48-17.1, 51.1-212, 53.1-165.1, 53.1-231.2, 54.1-2903, 54.1-3401, 54.1-3408.3, 54.1-3442.8, 54.1-3446, 58.1-3, 59.1-148.3, 65.2-107, 65.2-402, and 65.2-402.1 of the Code of Virginia and the tenth and twenty-third enactments of Chapter 550 and the tenth and twenty-third enactments of Chapter 551 of the Acts of Assembly of 2021, Special Session I; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 51 of Title 3.2 an article numbered 6, consisting of sections numbered 3.2-5145.6 through 3.2-5145.9, by adding in Chapter 6 of Title 4.1 sections numbered 4.1-629 and 4.1-630, by adding in Title 4.1 chapters numbered 7 through 10, consisting of sections numbered 4.1-700 through 4.1-1009, by adding sections numbered 4.1-1102 through 4.1-1105, 4.1-1106, 4.1-1111, and 4.1-1113 through 4.1-1119, by adding in Title 4.1 a chapter numbered 12, consisting of sections numbered 4.1-1200 through 4.1-1207, by adding in Chapter 13 of Title 4.1 sections numbered 4.1-1300, 4.1-1301, and 4.1-1303 through 4.1-1312, by adding in Title 4.1 a chapter numbered 14, consisting of sections numbered 4.1-1400 through 4.1-1407, by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 6.2 a section numbered 6.2-108, and by adding a section numbered 19.2-303.03; and to repeal Article 5 (§§3.2-5145.1 through 3.2-5145.5) of Chapter 51 of Title 3.2 and §§4.1-1101.1, 4.1-1105.1, 18.2-248.1, 18.2-251.1, 19.2-389.3, 19.2-392.2:1, and 19.2-392.2:2 of the Code of Virginia and the sixteenth enactment of Chapter 550 and the sixteenth enactment of Chapter 551 of the Acts of Assembly of 2021, Special Session I, relating to cannabis control; retail market; transitional sales by pharmaceutical and industrial hemp processors; penalties.

AI Summary

This bill seeks to establish the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority (the Authority) as an independent political subdivision of the Commonwealth to control the possession, sale, transportation, distribution, and delivery of retail marijuana and marijuana products, as well as regulated hemp products, in the Commonwealth. The key provisions of the bill include: - Establishing the Authority and vesting it with plenary power to prescribe regulations and conditions for the possession, sale, transportation, distribution, and delivery of retail marijuana, retail marijuana products, and regulated hemp products. - Requiring the Authority to promulgate regulations on various aspects of the cultivation, manufacture, testing, and sale of retail marijuana, retail marijuana products, and regulated hemp products, including product safety, packaging and labeling, and advertising restrictions. - Authorizing the Authority to grant, suspend, and revoke licenses for the cultivation, manufacture, distribution, and sale of retail marijuana, retail marijuana products, and regulated hemp products. - Establishing license categories for marijuana cultivation facilities, manufacturing facilities, testing facilities, wholesalers, and retail stores, and setting restrictions on the possession of licenses in multiple categories. - Imposing a 21% tax on the sale of retail marijuana, retail marijuana products, and regulated hemp products, with the revenues to be used to fund the Authority's operations and other purposes specified in the bill. - Creating new criminal offenses and civil penalties related to the unlawful cultivation, manufacture, sale, purchase, possession, and use of marijuana and marijuana products, as well as the illegal advertising of such products. - Providing certain exemptions from licensure requirements for pharmaceutical processors, industrial hemp processors, and individuals cultivating marijuana at home for personal use. The bill aims to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for the legal cannabis industry in the Commonwealth while also maintaining controls to address public health and safety concerns.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Justice

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Left in General Laws (on 11/22/2022)

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