Virginia Law

A. No pharmaceutical processor shall:

1. Cultivate Cannabis plants or produce or dispense cannabis products in any place except the approved facility at the address of record on the application for the pharmaceutical processor permit;

2. Sell, deliver, transport, or distribute Cannabis, including cannabis products, to any other facility except for wholesale distribution pursuant to 18VAC110-60-251;

3. Produce or manufacture cannabis products for use outside of Virginia; or

4. Provide cannabis products samples.

B. No cannabis dispensing facility shall:

1. Dispense cannabis products in any place except the approved facility at the address of record on the application for the cannabis dispensing facility permit;

2. Sell, deliver, transport, or distribute cannabis products to any other facility, except for wholesale distribution pursuant to 18VAC110-60-251; or

3. Provide cannabis product samples.

C. Except for certain employee access to secured areas designated for cultivation and production and authorized by the responsible party pursuant to § 54.1-3442.6 of the Code of Virginia, no pharmaceutical processor or cannabis dispensing facility shall be open or in operation, and no person shall be in the dispensing area of a pharmaceutical processor or in a cannabis dispensing facility, unless a pharmacist is on the premises and directly supervising the activity within the dispensing area of the pharmaceutical processor or a cannabis dispensing facility. At all other times, the dispensing area of the pharmaceutical processor or the cannabis dispensing facility shall be closed and properly secured.

D. No pharmaceutical processor or cannabis dispensing facility shall sell anything other than cannabis products except for devices for administration of dispensed products or hemp-based CBD products that meet the applicable standards set forth in state and federal law and that meet testing requirements of 18VAC110-60-280 D 2 and D 3.

E. No cannabis products shall be consumed on the premises of a pharmaceutical processor or cannabis dispensing facility, except for emergency administration to a patient. Such administration shall be recorded and a file maintained for a period of two years.

F. No person except a pharmaceutical processor or cannabis dispensing facility employee or a patient, parent, legal guardian, registered agent, or a companion of a patient shall be allowed on the premises of a processor or facility with the following exceptions: laboratory staff may enter a processor for the sole purpose of identifying and collecting Cannabis or cannabis products samples for purposes of conducting laboratory tests; the board or the board's authorized representative may waive the prohibition upon prior written request.

G. All persons who have been authorized in writing to enter the facility by the board or the board's authorized representative shall obtain a visitor identification badge from a pharmaceutical processor or cannabis dispensing facility employee prior to entering the processor or facility.

1. An employee shall escort and monitor an authorized visitor at all times the visitor is in the pharmaceutical processor or cannabis dispensing facility.

2. A visitor shall visibly display the visitor identification badge at all times the visitor is in the pharmaceutical processor or cannabis dispensing facility and shall return the visitor identification badge to an employee upon exiting the processor or facility.

3. All visitors shall log in and out. The pharmaceutical processor or cannabis dispensing facility shall maintain the visitor log that shall include the date, time, and purpose of the visit and that shall be available to the board.

4. If an emergency requires the presence of a visitor and makes it impractical for the pharmaceutical processor or cannabis dispensing facility to obtain a waiver from the board, the processor or facility shall provide written notice to the board as soon as practicable after the onset of the emergency. Such notice shall include the name and company affiliation of the visitor, the purpose of the visit, and the date and time of the visit. A pharmaceutical processor or cannabis dispensing facility shall monitor the visitor and maintain a log of such visit as required by this subsection.

H. No cannabis products shall be sold, dispensed, or distributed via a delivery service or any other manner outside of a pharmaceutical processor or cannabis dispensing facility, except that a parent, legal guardian, or registered agent or an agent of the processor or cannabis dispensing facility may deliver cannabis products to the patient or in accordance with 18VAC110-60-310 A.

I. Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection F of this section, an agent of the board or local law enforcement or other federal, state, or local government officials may enter any area of a pharmaceutical processor or cannabis dispensing facility if necessary to perform their governmental duties.