Virginia Law

A. The Board may issue retail marijuana store licenses, which shall authorize the licensee to purchase or take possession of marijuana, marijuana products, immature marijuana plants, or marijuana seeds from a marijuana cultivation facility or marijuana processing facility; to take possession of marijuana, marijuana products, immature marijuana plants, or marijuana seeds from a marijuana transporter; to sell marijuana, marijuana products, marijuana paraphernalia, immature marijuana plants, or marijuana seeds to consumers on premises approved by the Board; to deliver marijuana, marijuana products, marijuana paraphernalia, immature marijuana plants, or marijuana seeds only in person to consumers; to transfer possession of marijuana, marijuana products, marijuana paraphernalia, immature marijuana plants, or marijuana seeds to marijuana delivery operators; and to transport marijuana, marijuana products, marijuana paraphernalia, immature marijuana plants, and marijuana seeds from the retail marijuana store's licensed premises to another retail marijuana store.

B. Retail marijuana stores shall be operated in accordance with the following provisions:

1. A person shall be 21 years of age or older to make a purchase in a retail marijuana store.

2. A retail marijuana store shall be permitted to sell marijuana, marijuana products, immature marijuana plants, or marijuana seeds to consumers only (i) in a direct, face-to-face exchange; (ii) using a licensed marijuana delivery operator; or (iii) by delivery in person to consumers at any residence, including a temporary residence, or business; however, a retail marijuana store shall not deliver marijuana, marijuana products, marijuana paraphernalia, immature marijuana plants, or marijuana seeds to (a) any military base, child day center, school, or correctional facility; (b) the State Capitol; (c) hospital; (d) marine terminal under the supervision of the Virginia Port Authority; or (e) any public gathering places, including sporting events, festivals, fairs, races, concerts, and terminals of public transportation companies. A retail marijuana store shall not be permitted to sell marijuana, marijuana products, marijuana paraphernalia, immature marijuana plants, or marijuana seeds using:

a. An automated dispensing or vending machine; or

b. A drive-through sales window.

3. A retail marijuana store shall not be permitted to sell more than two ounces of marijuana or an equivalent amount of marijuana products as determined by regulation promulgated by the Board during a single transaction to one person.

4. A retail marijuana store shall not sell or market marijuana, marijuana products, marijuana paraphernalia, immature marijuana plants, or marijuana seeds through an internet-based sales platform operated by a third party or fulfill any order referred by such internet-based sales platform operated by a third party.

5. A retail marijuana store shall not:

a. Give away any marijuana, marijuana products, immature marijuana plants, or marijuana seeds except as otherwise permitted by this subtitle; or

b. Sell marijuana, marijuana products, immature marijuana plants, or marijuana seeds to any person when at the time of such sale he knows or has reason to believe that the person attempting to purchase the marijuana, marijuana product, immature marijuana plant, or marijuana seed is intoxicated or is attempting to purchase marijuana for someone younger than 21 years of age in violation of § 4.1-1104.

6. In accordance with the requirements of § 4.1-611, a retail marijuana store licensee shall track all marijuana, marijuana products, immature marijuana plants, or marijuana seeds from the point at which the marijuana, marijuana products, immature marijuana plants, or marijuana seeds are delivered or transferred to the retail marijuana store to the point at which the marijuana, marijuana products, immature marijuana plants, or marijuana seeds are sold to a consumer, delivered or transferred to a marijuana testing facility, transferred to a marijuana delivery operator, or disposed of or destroyed.

7. A retail marijuana store shall not be subject to the requirements of Chapter 51 (§ 3.2-5100 et seq.) of Title 3.2.

C. Each retail marijuana store licensee shall post in each retail marijuana store notice of the existence of a human trafficking hotline to alert possible witnesses or victims of human trafficking to the availability of a means to report crimes or gain assistance. The notice required by this subsection shall (i) be posted in a place readily visible and accessible to the public and (ii) meet the requirements specified in subsection C of § 40.1-11.3.

D. Each retail marijuana store licensee shall prominently display and make available for dissemination to consumers Board-approved information regarding the potential risks of marijuana use.

E. Each retail marijuana store licensee shall provide training, established or approved by the Board, to all employees educating them on how to discuss the potential risks of marijuana use with consumers.

F. All areas within the licensed premises of a retail marijuana store in which marijuana, marijuana products, immature marijuana plants, or marijuana seeds are sold or stored shall meet all sanitary and security standards specified in regulations adopted by the Board.

2026, Sp. Sess. I, c. 1.