VA HB 1973

Title: Industrial hemp; selling or offering or sale a topical hemp product, etc.
Author: James A. Leftwich

Summary
Tetrahydrocannabinol; industrial hemp; regulated hemp products. Establishes provisions for the registration of a retail facility for regulated hemp products, as defined in the bill, establishes product packaging, labeling, and testing requirements for such products, and creates a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for certain violations relating to such products. The bill requires any person who manufactures an industrial hemp extract, as defined in the bill, or food containing an industrial hemp extract to obtain a permit from the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services and creates a Class 1 misdemeanor and a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for certain violations. The bill clarifies that any substances containing a concentration of total tetrahydrocannabinol, as defined in the bill, of more than 0.3 percent, including a hemp product or industrial hemp extract, are included in the definition of marijuana and also clarifies that the definition of marijuana does not include any substance containing tetrahydrocannabinol that has been placed by the Board of Pharmacy into one of the schedules set forth in the Drug Control Act. The bill increases the civil penalty for certain actions relating to sales of cigarettes and hemp products from $50 to $500. The bill also removes tetrahydrocannabinol from the Schedule I list of controlled substances and permits the Board of Pharmacy to schedule, deschedule, or reschedule a tetrahydrocannabinol isomer, except delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or salts of such isomer in accordance with the provisions of the bill.

Status
House: Failed to pass in House

Bill Documents
VA HB 1973 - Committee substitute printed 23106331D-H1
2023-01-10 - VA HB 1973 (Committee substitute printed 23106331D-H1)

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VA HB 1973 - Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102816D
2023-01-10 - VA HB 1973 (Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102816D)

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VA HB 1973 - Substitute for Subcommittee: Subcommittee #1, Committee: Courts of Justice, Recommended on 1/30/2023
2023-01-10 - VA HB 1973 (Substitute for Subcommittee: Subcommittee #1, Committee: Courts of Justice, Recommended on 1/30/2023)

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VA HB 1973 - Substitute for Subcommittee: Subcommittee #2, Committee: Courts of Justice, Recommended on 1/30/2023
2023-01-10 - VA HB 1973 (Substitute for Subcommittee: Subcommittee #2, Committee: Courts of Justice, Recommended on 1/30/2023)

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VA HB 1973 - Substitute for Committee: Courts of Justice, Subcommittee: Subcommittee #1, Recommended on 2/3/2023
2023-01-10 - VA HB 1973 (Substitute for Committee: Courts of Justice, Subcommittee: Subcommittee #1, Recommended on 2/3/2023)

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VA HB 1973 - Substitute for Committee: Courts of Justice, Subcommittee: Subcommittee #2, Recommended on 1/30/2023
2023-01-10 - VA HB 1973 (Substitute for Committee: Courts of Justice, Subcommittee: Subcommittee #2, Recommended on 1/30/2023)

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