- Pace LaVia
The Evolution of Virginia Medical Marijuana Legislation
Have you ever wondered what a medical marijuana bill must go through to be signed into law? Here's what happened with Virginia's latest update to its existing medical marijuana laws.
SUMMARY
Board of Pharmacy; cannabidiol oil and tetrahydrocannabinol oil; regulation of pharmaceutical processors. Authorizes licensed physician assistants and licensed nurse practitioners to issue a written certification for use of cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil. The bill requires the Board to promulgate regulations establishing dosage limitations, which shall require that each dispensed dose of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil not exceed 10 milligrams of tetrahydrocannabinol. The bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry to convene a work group to review and recommend an appropriate structure for an oversight organization in Virginia and report its findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate Committees on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and Education and Health and the House Committees on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and Health, Welfare and Institutions by November 1, 2019.
FULL TEXT
01/09/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102904D pdf
impact statement01/24/19 Senate: Committee substitute printed 19105737D-S1 pdf
impact statement02/20/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1557ER) pdf
impact statement03/21/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0681) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
01/09/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102904D
01/09/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/24/19 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
01/24/19 Senate: Committee substitute printed 19105737D-S1
01/25/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N)
01/28/19 Senate: Read second time
01/28/19 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
01/28/19 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 19105737D-S1
01/28/19 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1557S1
01/29/19 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/04/19 House: Placed on Calendar02/04/19 House: Read first time
02/04/19 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
02/07/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (4-Y 2-N)
02/12/19 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
02/12/19 House: Read second time
02/13/19 House: Read third time
02/13/19 House: Committee amendments agreed to
02/13/19 House: Engrossed by House as amended
02/13/19 House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/15/19 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/20/19 Senate: Enrolled
02/20/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1557ER)
02/20/19 Senate: Signed by President
02/20/19 House: Signed by Speaker
02/27/19 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 27, 2019
02/27/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
03/21/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 681 (effective 7/1/19)
03/21/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0681)