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2021 SESSION
SB 1406 Marijuana; legalization of simple possession, penalties.
Introduced by: Adam P. Ebbin | L. Louise Lucas | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Marijuana; legalization; retail sales; penalties. Eliminates criminal penalties for simple possession of marijuana, modifies several other criminal penalties related to marijuana, and provides for an automatic expungement process for those convicted of certain marijuana-related crimes. The bill creates the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority (the Authority) and establishes a regulatory structure for the cultivation, manufacture, wholesale, and retail sale of retail marijuana and retail marijuana products, to be administered by the Authority. The bill contains social equity provisions that, among other things, provide support and resources to persons and communities that have been historically and disproportionately affected by drug enforcement. The bill has staggered effective dates and allows retail marijuana sales to begin on January 1, 2024. Certain provisions of the bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2022 Session of the General Assembly. This bill incorporates SB 1243. See S. B. 1406 Rehabilitation Substitute PDF text:
https://lis.virginia.gov/000/cannabisbillsub.pdf
See S. B. 1406 Judiciary Substitute PDF Text:
https://lis.virginia.gov/000/cannabisbillsub2.pdf
See S. B. 1406 Engrossed PDF Text:
https://lis.virginia.gov/000/CannabisBillEngrossed.pdf
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101512D pdf | impact statement
- 01/22/21 Senate: Committee substitute printed 21103366D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/01/21 Senate: Committee substitute printed 21104160D-S2 pdf | impact statement
- 02/04/21 Senate: Printed as engrossed 21104160D-ES2 pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/13/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101512D
- 01/13/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/18/21 Senate: Assigned Rehab sub: Marijuana
- 01/22/21 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (8-Y 7-N)
- 01/22/21 Senate: Committee substitute printed 21103366D-S1
- 01/22/21 Senate: Rereferred to Judiciary
- 01/25/21 Senate: Incorporates SB1243 (Morrissey)
- 01/26/21 Senate: Assigned Judiciary sub: Expungement
- 02/01/21 Senate: Committee substitute printed 21104160D-S2
- 02/01/21 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N 1-A)
- 02/01/21 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/03/21 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (11-Y 4-N)
- 02/03/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/21 Senate: Read second time
- 02/04/21 Senate: Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee substitute rejected 21103366D-S1
- 02/04/21 Senate: Judiciary Committee substitute agreed to 21104160D-S2
- 02/04/21 Senate: Finance and Appropriations Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/04/21 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB1406S2
- 02/04/21 Senate: Printed as engrossed 21104160D-ES2
- 02/05/21 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 15-N)
- 02/07/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/21 House: Read first time
- 02/07/21 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/08/21 House: Continued to Special Session 1 in General Laws by voice vote