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 July 1, 2025; however, the bill allows certain pharmaceutical processors to begin operations on July 1, 2024, and allows a limited number of other licensees to begin operations on January 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104441D: 4.1-600, 4.1-604, 4.1-606, 4.1-610, 4.1-619, 4.1-1105.1, 4.1-1602