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Bill

Pharmaceutical processors; permits processors to produce & distribute cannabis products.

Pharmaceutical processors; cannabis products. Permits pharmaceutical processors to produce and distribute cannabis products other than cannabis oil. The bill defines the terms "botanical cannabis," "cannabis product," and "usable cannabis." The bill requires the Board of Pharmacy to establish testing standards for botanical cannabis and botanical cannabis products, establish a registration process for botanical cannabis products, and promulgate emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill. The bill allows the Board of Pharmacy to assess and collect a one-time botanical cannabis regulatory fee from each pharmaceutical processor, not to exceed $75,000, to cover costs associated with the implementation of the provisions of the bill, including costs for new personnel, training, promulgation of regulations and guidance documents, and information technology.

us/states/va

Virginia General Assembly

2021

HB 2218

Virginia HB 2218 (2021)

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C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.

2021-01-13

2021-03-18

openstates

ocd-bill/177f43cb-5c52-4326-a39f-208e3767503d

https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2218

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2026-07-01

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

2026-07-06

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Virginia HB 2218 (2021) — Pharmaceutical processors; permits processors to produce & distribute cannabis products.

Version chain

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

CHAP0227 (committee substitute) — source
Committee substitute printed 21103713D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
Committee substitute printed 21200081D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
HB2218ER (committee substitute) — source
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102492D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

VOTE: Adoption (90-Y 7-N 2-A) — 89–7 (pass) · lower
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N) — 14–1 (pass) · upper
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (12-Y 2-N) — 12–2 (pass) · upper
Passed Senate with substitute (31-Y 8-N) — 31–8 (pass) · upper
Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N) — 5–0 (pass) · lower
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N) — 21–0 (pass) · lower
VOTE: Passage (93-Y 3-N 2-A) — 92–3 (pass) · lower

Timeline

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

2021-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102492D introduction
2021-01-13 Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions referral-committee
2021-01-15 Assigned HWI sub: Health Professions referral-committee
2021-01-27 Impact statement from DPB (HB2218)
2021-01-28 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
2021-01-28 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N)
2021-01-28 Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N) committee-passage
2021-01-28 Committee substitute printed 21103713D-H1 substitution
2021-01-29 Impact statement from DPB (HB2218H1)
2021-02-01 Read first time reading-1
2021-02-02 Read second time reading-2
2021-02-02 Committee substitute agreed to 21103713D-H1
2021-02-02 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2218H1
2021-02-03 Read third time and passed House (93-Y 3-N 2-A) passage, reading-3
2021-02-03 VOTE: Passage (93-Y 3-N 2-A)
2021-02-04 Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-02-04 Referred to Committee on Education and Health referral-committee
2021-02-05 Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2021-02-11 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
2021-02-11 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (12-Y 2-N) committee-passage
2021-02-11 Committee substitute printed 21200081D-S1 substitution
2021-02-11 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
2021-02-12 Impact statement from DPB (HB2218S1)
2021-02-17 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-17 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N) committee-passage
2021-02-18 Read third time reading-3
2021-02-18 Reading of substitute waived
2021-02-18 Committee substitute agreed to 21200081D-S1
2021-02-18 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2218S1
2021-02-18 Passed Senate with substitute (31-Y 8-N) passage
2021-02-22 Placed on Calendar
2021-02-22 Senate substitute agreed to by House 21200081D-S1 (90-Y 7-N 2-A)
2021-02-22 VOTE: Adoption (90-Y 7-N 2-A)
2021-02-25 Enrolled
2021-02-25 Impact statement from DPB (HB2218ER)
2021-02-25 Signed by President
2021-02-26 Signed by Speaker
2021-03-01 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
2021-03-01 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-03-18 Approved by Governor-Chapter 227 (effective 7/1/21) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/177f43cb-5c52-4326-a39f-208e3767503d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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