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Pharmaceutical processors; operation of cannabis dispensing facilities.

Board of Pharmacy; pharmaceutical processors; cannabis dispensing facilities. Defines "cannabis dispensing facilities" and allows the Board of Pharmacy to issue up to five permits for cannabis dispensing facilities per health service area. The bill requires the Board to establish a ratio of one pharmacist for every six pharmacy interns, technicians, and technician trainees for pharmaceutical processors and cannabis dispensing facilities. The bill directs the Board of Pharmacy to require that, after processing and before dispensing cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil, a pharmaceutical processor make a sample available from each homogenized batch of product for testing at an independent laboratory located in Virginia that meets Board requirements. The bill requires that the Board promulgate regulations that include an allowance for the sale of devices for administration of dispensed products and an allowance for the use and distribution of inert product samples containing no cannabinoids for patient demonstration exclusively at the pharmaceutical processor or cannabis dispensing facility, and not for further distribution or sale, without the need for a written certification. The bill also requires the Board to adopt regulations for pharmaceutical processors that include requirements for (i) processes for safely and securely cultivating cannabis plants intended for producing cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil; (ii) a maximum number of marijuana plants a pharmaceutical processor may possess at any one time; (iii) the secure disposal of plant remains; (iv) dosage limitations, which shall provide that each dispensed dose of cannabidiol oil or THC-A not exceed 10 milligrams of tetrahydrocannabinol; and (v) a process for registering cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil products. The bill requires the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate required regulations within 280 days of the bill's enactment.

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Virginia General Assembly

2020

SB 976

Virginia SB 976 (2020)

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enacted

David W. Marsden

2020-01-15

2020-04-22

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ocd-bill/3c0cc4e4-516b-4dcd-8198-72b6f5d9e244

https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB976

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https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump

2026-07-06

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us-va

Virginia SB 976 (2020) — Pharmaceutical processors; operation of cannabis dispensing facilities.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1278) (committee substitute) — source
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB976ER) (committee substitute) — source
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB976S1 (committee substitute) — source
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB976S1 (committee substitute) — source
Reenrolled bill text (SB976ER2) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

VOTE: (87-Y 5-N) — 86–5 (pass) · lower
House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (5-Y 1-N) — 5–1 (pass) · lower
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — 99–0 (pass) · lower
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N) — 39–1 (pass) · upper

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

2020-01-15 Presented and ordered printed 20105207D introduction
2020-01-15 Referred to Committee on Education and Health referral-committee
2020-01-20 Assigned Education sub: Health Professions referral-committee
2020-02-06 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
2020-02-06 Committee substitute printed 20107275D-S1 substitution
2020-02-07 Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2020-02-10 Read second time reading-2
2020-02-10 Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-10 Committee substitute agreed to 20107275D-S1
2020-02-10 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB976S1
2020-02-10 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-10 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) passage
2020-02-11 Impact statement from DPB (SB976S1)
2020-02-13 Placed on Calendar
2020-02-13 Read first time reading-1
2020-02-13 Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions referral-committee
2020-02-18 Assigned HWI sub: Health Professions referral-committee
2020-02-21 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
2020-02-21 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (5-Y 1-N)
2020-02-25 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
2020-02-25 Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
2020-02-27 Read second time reading-2
2020-02-28 Read third time reading-3
2020-02-28 Committee amendments agreed to
2020-02-28 Engrossed by House as amended
2020-02-28 Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) passage
2020-02-28 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2020-03-02 Passed by temporarily
2020-03-02 House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-03-06 Enrolled
2020-03-06 Impact statement from DPB (SB976ER)
2020-03-06 Signed by President
2020-03-06 Signed by Speaker
2020-03-12 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-12 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-04-11 Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2020-04-22 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N)
2020-04-22 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (87-Y 5-N)
2020-04-22 VOTE: (87-Y 5-N)
2020-04-22 Governor's recommendation adopted
2020-04-22 Reenrolled
2020-04-22 Reenrolled bill text (SB976ER2)
2020-04-22 Signed by President as reenrolled
2020-04-22 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2020-04-22 Enacted, Chapter 1278 (effective 7/1/20) became-law

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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3c0cc4e4-516b-4dcd-8198-72b6f5d9e244. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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