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Is marijuana authorized in Virginia?
Sure, it’s authorized to own a small quantity of marijuana if you happen to’re 21 and older, however to not purchase or promote it. You’ll be able to develop your individual or have a buddy offer you some.
It’s unlawful below federal legislation to move marijuana throughout state traces, even whether it is bought in a authorized state.
Shopping for and promoting weed on the black market additionally stays unlawful. The legislature has not approved a authorized retail market, so you can not legally purchase weed at a dispensary and not using a medical marijuana card. You can also not purchase marijuana from shops that “items” you weed as a part of a purchase order of one other merchandise.
Just lately, a number of marijuana present shops popped up in Southwest Virginia. Lawyer Normal Jason Miyares issued an opinion saying the “present” shops are unlawful and police subsequently raided lots of them.
You’ll be able to learn extra about Virginia’s 2023 marijuana legal guidelines, together with the way to legally possess and share hashish on the Virginia Hashish Management Authority’s web site.
What’s the distinction between delta-8, delta-9, delta-10, hemp and marijuana?
These are all variations of hashish. Hashish incorporates totally different cannabinoids, like cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). THC is what produces a buzz or excessive. Usually when individuals discuss concerning the THC in marijuana, they’re speaking about delta-9 THC.
Delta-8 and delta-10 are barely several types of THC which can be naturally present in a lot smaller quantities in marijuana.
Federally, hemp is outlined as containing lower than 0.3% of delta-9 THC. So delta-8 and delta-10 may be derived from hemp, and could also be outlined as hemp below federal legislation.
Every of these kinds of THC produces a excessive. The FDA issued a press release that delta-8 has severe well being dangers final yr as a result of it’s not regulated by the FDA and producing it typically includes the “use of probably dangerous chemical compounds to create the concentrations of delta-8 THC claimed within the market.”
Are delta-8 and delta-10 authorized in Virginia?
Sure, however since a new legislation handed this summer time, they can’t be purchased or bought in Virginia, just like marijuana.
Earlier than this summer time, delta-8 and different hemp derived merchandise had been regulated much less strictly than marijuana and delta-9 THC, and had been being bought in Virginia shops. In August state officers began handing out huge fines to shops that proceed to promote hemp merchandise like delta-8 that produce a excessive.
Are you able to legally order delta-8 and delta-10 on-line?
No, Virginia’s new legislation makes it unlawful to purchase all THC merchandise.
Virginia Division of Agriculture and Client Providers spokesperson Mike Wallace informed VPM that thus far, officers have targeted on companies which have a bodily presence in Virginia, however they anticipate addressing on-line retailers after they have extra assets.
As a result of the federal definition of marijuana doesn’t embrace delta-8 and delta-10, it’s in all probability authorized to buy a delta-8 product in one other state and transport it throughout state traces. Nevertheless, the American Civil Liberties Union recommends in opposition to protecting marijuana in your automotive.
Is medical marijuana authorized in Virginia?
Sure, when you’ve got a medical marijuana card or a legitimate written certificates from a physician, doctor assistant or nurse practitioner, you should buy marijuana in Virginia at a licensed dispensary.
However a current report says few sufferers are going to dispensaries to fill their prescriptions as a result of the costs are a lot increased than what they’ll discover on the black market or out of state.
What number of marijuana vegetation are you able to develop in Virginia?
You’ll be able to develop as much as 4 vegetation per family if you happen to’re 21 or older.
Does Virginia have dispensaries for leisure use?
Not proper now. However there can be one other push within the subsequent session of the Normal Meeting to create a authorized retail market in Virginia, so Virginia may have authorized dispensaries by 2024.
At the moment, you can not go to a dispensary in Virginia and not using a medical marijuana card.
How a lot marijuana can you’ve gotten in Virginia?
You’ll be able to have as much as 1 ounce of marijuana in public. There may be no restrict on how a lot you possibly can hold in your house, so long as it’s meant for private use and to not distribute. (That is what these portions of marijuana appear like.)
Medical hashish sufferers are permitted to buy 4 ounces of botanical hashish each 30 days.
Possessing between 1 and 4 ounces of marijuana in public is a civil penalty punishable with a $25 ticket. If in case you have greater than 4 ounces however lower than a pound in your house, that’s a Class 3 misdemeanor. If in case you have greater than a pound, that’s a felony.
Are you able to drive with marijuana in your automotive in Virginia?
It’s not a good suggestion to maintain marijuana in your automotive. In accordance with the ACLU of Virginia:
Having an “open container” of marijuana like a plastic bag, jar, or Tupperware anyplace within the automobile will give legislation enforcement cause to presume you consumed it whereas driving, which is punishable by a misdemeanor and as much as $250 positive. If you happen to drive a business motorized vehicle like a truck, bus, trailer or taxi, protecting marijuana anyplace inside is punishable by a $25 positive.
It is usually unlawful to have hashish in your automotive if you happen to drive for Uber or one other ride-share app, and is punishable with jail time and fines that vary from a whole lot to hundreds of {dollars}.
Passengers in ride-share apps can have hashish.
Are you able to smoke weed in public in Virginia?
Not legally.
Are you able to drive whereas excessive?
It’s unlawful to get excessive in a automotive, whether or not you’re the driver or a passenger. It’s unlawful to drive impaired whatever the substance.
Cardinal staffers Markus Schmidt and Dwayne Yancey contributed to this report.
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