Cannabis control; retail market; penalties. Establishes a framework for the creation of a retail marijuana market in the Commonwealth, to be administered by the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. The bill allows the Authority to begin issuing all marijuana licenses on September 1, 2024, but provides that no retail sales may occur prior to May 1, 2025. This bill is identical to SB 448.

Statutes affected:
House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104440D: 4.1-600, 4.1-604, 4.1-606, 4.1-610, 4.1-619, 4.1-1105.1, 4.1-1602
House: Committee substitute printed 24107122D-H1: 4.1-600, 4.1-601, 4.1-603, 4.1-604, 4.1-606, 4.1-610, 4.1-611, 4.1-619, 4.1-621, 4.1-1105.1, 4.1-1602
Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108153D-S1: 4.1-1101.1, 4.1-1105.1, 18.2-248.1, 18.2-251.1
Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108432D-S2: 4.1-1101.1, 4.1-1105.1, 18.2-248.1, 18.2-251.1
Senate: Floor substitute printed 24108483D-S3 (Rouse): 4.1-1101.1, 4.1-1105.1, 18.2-248.1, 18.2-251.1
Senate: Floor substitute printed 24108497D-S4 (Rouse): 4.1-1101.1, 4.1-1105.1, 18.2-248.1, 18.2-251.1
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB698ER): 4.1-1101.1, 4.1-1105.1, 18.2-248.1, 18.2-251.1