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type: "Bill"
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title: "Pharmaceutical processors; permits processors to produce & distribute cannabis products."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 2218"
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citation: "Virginia HB 2218 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr."]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 40
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2021-01-13"
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last_action: "2021-03-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/177f43cb-5c52-4326-a39f-208e3767503d"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2218"
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source_hash: "e7ef5ee4d47d209e6a964995d49dcba23b980a021da4d5381a879161d5963821"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 2218 (2021) — Pharmaceutical processors; permits processors to produce & distribute cannabis products.
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0227** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0227)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 21103713D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2218H1)
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3. **Committee substitute printed 21200081D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2218S1)
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4. **HB2218ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2218ER)
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5. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102492D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2218)
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## Votes
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- VOTE: Adoption (90-Y 7-N 2-A) — **89–7** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N) — **14–1** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Education and Health with substitute (12-Y 2-N) — **12–2** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate with substitute (31-Y 8-N) — **31–8** (pass) · upper
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- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N) — **5–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Passage (93-Y 3-N 2-A) — **92–3** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — primary (person)
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- Dawn M. Adams — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102492D `introduction`
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- **2021-01-13** Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-15** Assigned HWI sub: Health Professions `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-27** Impact statement from DPB (HB2218)
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- **2021-01-28** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2021-01-28** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-01-28** Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-01-28** Committee substitute printed 21103713D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2021-01-29** Impact statement from DPB (HB2218H1)
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- **2021-02-01** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-02** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-02** Committee substitute agreed to 21103713D-H1
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- **2021-02-02** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2218H1
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- **2021-02-03** Read third time and passed House (93-Y 3-N 2-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-02-03** VOTE: Passage (93-Y 3-N 2-A)
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- **2021-02-04** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2021-02-04** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-05** Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-11** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2021-02-11** Reported from Education and Health with substitute (12-Y 2-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-11** Committee substitute printed 21200081D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2021-02-11** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-12** Impact statement from DPB (HB2218S1)
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- **2021-02-17** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-17** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-18** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2021-02-18** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2021-02-18** Committee substitute agreed to 21200081D-S1
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- **2021-02-18** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2218S1
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- **2021-02-18** Passed Senate with substitute (31-Y 8-N) `passage`
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- **2021-02-22** Placed on Calendar
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- **2021-02-22** Senate substitute agreed to by House 21200081D-S1 (90-Y 7-N 2-A)
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- **2021-02-22** VOTE: Adoption (90-Y 7-N 2-A)
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- **2021-02-25** Enrolled
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- **2021-02-25** Impact statement from DPB (HB2218ER)
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- **2021-02-25** Signed by President
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- **2021-02-26** Signed by Speaker
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- **2021-03-01** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
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- **2021-03-01** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
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- **2021-03-18** Approved by Governor-Chapter 227 (effective 7/1/21) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/177f43cb-5c52-4326-a39f-208e3767503d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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