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Introduced
01/08/2019
01/08/2019
In Committee
01/08/2019
01/08/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
02/24/2019
02/24/2019
Introduced Session
2019 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Marijuana; legalization of simple marijuana possession; penalty. Eliminates criminal penalties for possession of marijuana for persons who are 21 years of age or older. The bill also decriminalizes marijuana possession for persons under 21 years of age and provides a civil penalty of no more than $50 for a first violation, $100 for a second violation, and $250 for a third or subsequent violation. Under current law, a first offense is punishable by a maximum fine of $500 and a maximum jail sentence of 30 days, and subsequent offenses are a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also modifies several other criminal penalties related to marijuana. The bill establishes a regulatory scheme for the regulation of marijuana cultivation facilities, marijuana manufacturing facilities, marijuana testing facilities, and retail marijuana stores by the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The bill imposes a tax on retail marijuana and retail marijuana products sold by a retail marijuana store at a rate of 9.7 percent (for a total sales tax of 15 percent) and provides that 67 percent of the revenues collected from the tax be deposited into the general fund and 33 percent of the revenues be deposited into a "Retail Marijuana Education Support Fund" to be used solely for purposes of public education.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (6)
Lee Carter (D)*,
Stephen Heretick (D)*,
Patrick Hope (D),
Kaye Kory (D),
Mark Levine (D),
Marcus Simon (D),
Last Action
Left in Courts of Justice (on 02/05/2019)
Official Document
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB2371 |
BillText | http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2371+hil |
Bill | http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2371+hil+pdf |
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