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Code of Virginia
Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY
Chapter 7. CRIMES INVOLVING HEALTH AND SAFETY
7/28/2026

§ 18.2-255.1. (Effective until July 1, 2027) Distribution, sale or display of printed material advertising instruments for use in administering marijuana or controlled substances to minors; penalty. (2026 updated section)

It shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person knowingly to sell, distribute, or display for sale to a minor any book, pamphlet, periodical or other printed matter which he knows advertises for sale any instrument, device, article, or contrivance for advertised use in unlawfully ingesting, smoking, administering, preparing or growing marijuana or a controlled substance.

1980, c. 737; 2011, cc. 384, 410; 2014, cc. 674, 719.

18.2-255.1. (Effective July 1, 2027) Distribution, sale or display of printed material advertising instruments for use in administering controlled substances to minors; penalty (2026 updated section)

It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person knowingly to sell, distribute, or display for sale to a minor any book, pamphlet, periodical, or other printed matter that he knows advertises for sale any instrument, device, article, or contrivance for advertised use in unlawfully ingesting, smoking, administering, preparing, or growing a controlled substance.

1980, c. 737; 2011, cc. 384, 410; 2014, cc. 674, 719; 2026, Sp. Sess. I, c. 1.

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