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type: "Bill"
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title: "Medical cannabis program; transition from Board of Pharmacy to Virginia Cannabis Control Authority."
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description: "Medical cannabis program; transition from Board of Pharmacy to Virginia Cannabis Control Authority."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2023"
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identifier: "SB 788"
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citation: "Virginia SB 788 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Favola"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 56
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vote_count: 10
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first_action: "2022-11-20"
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last_action: "2023-04-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff2dd150-f505-4798-b1bb-6608ca8df1a8"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB788"
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source_hash: "a2c5141d8e30367a0b416c9309bcdad3701bdddaea462c94246198f9ac884b8e"
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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 SB 788 (2023) — Medical cannabis program; transition from Board of Pharmacy to Virginia Cannabis Control Authority.
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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. **CHAP0740** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0740)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 23103753D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB788S1)
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3. **Committee substitute printed 23106178D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB788H1)
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4. **SB788ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB788ER)
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5. **SB788ER2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB788ER2)
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6. **SB788ES1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB788ES1)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 1-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- House substitute agreed to by Senate (29-Y 10-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
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- Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
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- VOTE: Block Vote Adoption (93-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (11-Y 1-N 1-A) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
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- Passed Senate (31-Y 8-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
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- VOTE: Passage (97-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (12-Y 2-N 1-A) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Favola — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-11-20** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101667D `filing, introduction`
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- **2022-11-20** Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services `referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-13** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes adopted
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- **2023-01-13** Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (11-Y 1-N 1-A) `committee-passage`
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- **2023-01-13** Committee substitute printed 23103753D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2023-01-13** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-23** Impact statement from DPB (SB788S1)
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- **2023-01-25** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2023-01-25** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (12-Y 2-N 1-A) `committee-passage`
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- **2023-01-26** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2023-01-27** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2023-01-27** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2023-01-27** Committee substitute agreed to 23103753D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2023-01-27** Reading of amendment waived
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- **2023-01-27** Committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-01-27** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB788ES1 `substitution`
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- **2023-01-27** Printed as engrossed 23103753D-ES1
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- **2023-01-30** Passed by for the day
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- **2023-01-31** Passed by temporarily
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- **2023-01-31** Passed Senate (31-Y 8-N) `passage`
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- **2023-02-03** Impact statement from DPB (SB788ES1)
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- **2023-02-08** Placed on Calendar
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- **2023-02-08** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-08** Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-09** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2023-02-09** Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2023-02-09** Committee substitute printed 23106178D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2023-02-09** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-10** Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-13** Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2023-02-14** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2023-02-14** Impact statement from DPB (SB788H1)
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- **2023-02-15** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2023-02-15** Committee substitute agreed to 23106178D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2023-02-15** Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB788H1 `substitution`
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- **2023-02-15** Passed House with substitute (97-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2023-02-15** VOTE: Passage (97-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2023-02-15** House substitute agreed to by Senate (29-Y 10-N) `substitution`
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- **2023-02-20** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2023-02-20** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB788ER) `passage`
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- **2023-02-20** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2023-02-21** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2023-02-27** Impact statement from DPB (SB788ER)
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- **2023-03-02** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023 `enrolled`
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- **2023-03-02** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-03-27** Governor's recommendation received by Senate `executive-veto-line-item`
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- **2023-04-12** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N)
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- **2023-04-12** House concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (93-Y 0-N)
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- **2023-04-12** VOTE: Block Vote Adoption (93-Y 0-N)
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- **2023-04-12** Governor's recommendation adopted `executive-signature`
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- **2023-04-12** Reenrolled `enrolled`
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- **2023-04-12** Reenrolled bill text (SB788ER2) `enrolled`
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- **2023-04-12** Signed by President as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2023-04-12** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2023-04-12** Enacted, Chapter 740 (effective - see bill) `became-law`
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- **2023-04-12** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0740)
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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/ff2dd150-f505-4798-b1bb-6608ca8df1a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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