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2nd November 2023
US - Virginia: A federal judge has denied an injunction against Virginia authorities that would have prevented them from enforcing a new law that restricts the amount of THC allowed in hemp products. Enacted in April, Senate Bill (SB) 903 includes all forms of THC in its 0.3% threshold for hemp products and caps the total amount of THC that hemp products can contain at either a maximum of 2 mg of total THC per package or an amount of CBD at least 25 times greater than the total amount of THC. Hemp industry members sued authorities to prevent the enforcement of SB 903, but with the denial of the injunction the new law may be enforced while the lawsuit is litigated.8th September 2023
- US - Virginia: A federal lawsuit has been filed by stakeholders to challenge Senate Bill (SB) 903, which was signed into law in April and restricts the amount of THC that may be contained in hemp products, press reports. The lawsuit contends that SB903 violates federal law by setting tighter restrictions on hemp than federal law and by interfering with interstate commerce. SB903 includes all THC isomers in its THC calculation for hemp and limits the concentration to either up to 2 mg of total THC per package or an amount of CBD at least 25 times greater than the total amount of THC.
17th April 2023
- US - Virginia: Senate Bill (SB) 788 has been signed by the governor and enacted into law. SB 788 proposes several changes to the medical cannabis programme, including switching oversight from the Board of Pharmacy to the Cannabis Control Authority and revising requirements for issuing medical cannabis certificates and processing medical cannabis.
17th April 2023
- US - Virginia: House Bill (HB) 2368 has been signed by the governor and enacted into law. HB 2368 will strengthen regulations on labelling, certifications and reporting of medical cannabis products.
14th April 2023
- US - Virginia: Senate Bill (SB) 903 has been signed by the governor and enacted into law. The bill will amend the state's hemp laws in several ways, including adding all THC isomers in its THC calculation for hemp and setting the maximum THC limit at either up to 2 mg of total THC per package or an amount of CBD at least 25 times greater than the total amount of THC. SB 903 also bans synthetic THC derivatives and allows the Board of Pharmacy to schedule, deschedule, or reschedule a THC isomer, except delta-9. It also adds testing, labelling and packaging requirements for hemp products.
14th April 2023
- US - Virginia: Senate Bill (SB) 1533 has been signed by the governor and enacted into law. SB 1533 will allow an additional cultivation site for cannabis pharmaceutical processors located in Health Service Area III.
14th April 2023
- US - Virginia: Senate Bill (SB) 1337 has been signed by the governor and enacted into law. SB 1337 will amend the state's medical cannabis laws in several ways, including limiting the total THC concentration in cannabis oil to 10 mg per serving, placing additional requirements on the ways in which practitioners may issue medical cannabis certificates, and regulating the registration, marketing, and advertising of medical cannabis products.
13th April 2023
US - Virginia: House Bill 1846 has been enacted into law, after both chambers of the General Assembly accepted governor Glenn Youngkin’s recommendation. Among other changes to state medical cannabis laws, HB 1846 will set the dosage on cannabis products at a maximum 10 mg of total THC per serving and raise the allowable amount of deviation of total THC in any cannabis product between the label and testing to 15%. The bill also places requirements on labelling, product registration, marketing and advertising.
3rd April 2023
- US - Virginia: After being passed by the legislature, governor Glenn Youngkin has proposed significant changes to HB 2294, attempting to ensure that certain non-intoxicating therapeutic products remain available. House Bill (HB) 2294 would have amended the regulation of hemp extracts and products by including all THC isomers (not just delta-9) in its THC definition for determining THC thresholds in hemp extracts and products, limiting THC content in hemp products to 0.3% and 2 mg per package, and imposing testing, labelling, and packaging requirements for hemp products, among other things. The governor’s substitute bill, however, would keep the 2 mg per package limit but alternatively allow for hemp products that have "an amount of cannabidiol that is no less than 25 times greater than the amount of total tetrahydrocannabinol per package".
3rd April 2023
- US - Virginia: House Bill (HB) 2428 has been signed by the governor and enacted into law. HB 2428 sets restrictions on outdoor advertising of cannabis and brings in measures to avoid targeting minors. Among other provisions, it also makes it a misdemeanour to advertise a cannabis product or any product containing synthetic THC unless it can be legally sold in the state or is part of a public health campaign.
29th March 2023
US - Virginia: Senate Bill 1233 has been signed into law by governor Glenn Youngkin, making it a Class 1 misdemeanour to advertise cannabis, cannabis products, or any substance containing synthetic THC or derivative of it, other than those that may be legally sold in the state.
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