§ 54.1-3408.3 Certification for use of cannabis for treatment
A. As used in this section, “botanical cannabis,” “cannabis oil,” “cannabis product,” and “practitioner” mean the same as those terms are defined in § 4.1-1600.
B. A practitioner in the course of his professional practice may issue a written certification for the use of cannabis products for treatment or to alleviate the symptoms of any diagnosed condition or disease determined by the practitioner to benefit from such use in accordance with the provisions of § 4.1-1601.
History
This law was first created in 2015. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 7 and 8 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2017, chapter 613; in 2018, chapters 246 and 809; in 2019, chapters 653, 654, 681, and 690; in 2020, chapters 730, 831, 928, and 1278; in 2022, chapters 259, 391, 392, and 642; in 2023, chapters 183, 740, 744, 760, 773, 780, 794, and 799.
2015, cc. 7, 8; 2017, c. 613; 2018, cc. 246, 809; 2019, cc. 653, 654, 681, 690; 2020, cc. 730, 831, 928, 1278; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 205, 227, 228; 2022, cc. 259, 391, 392, 642; 2023, cc. 183, 740, 744, 760, 773, 780, 794, 799.