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I, c. 110; 2023, cc. 744, 794.","full_text":"As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Cannabis sativa product” means a product made from any part of the plant Cannabis sativa with a concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol that is greater than that allowed by federal law.\n\t\t“Edible hemp product” means any hemp product that is or includes an industrial hemp extract, as defined in \u00a7 3.2-5145.1, and that is intended to be consumed orally.\n\t\t“Federally licensed hemp producer” means a person who holds a hemp producer license issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture pursuant to 7 C.F.R. Part 990.\n\t\t“Grow” means to plant, cultivate, or harvest a plant or crop.\n\t\t“Grower” means any person registered pursuant to subsection A of \u00a7 3.2-4115 to grow industrial hemp.\n\t\t“Handle” means to temporarily possess industrial hemp grown in compliance with state or federal law that (i) has not been processed and (ii) was not grown by and will not be processed by the person temporarily possessing it.\n\t\t“Handler” means any person who is registered pursuant to subsection A of \u00a7 3.2-4115 to handle industrial hemp. “Handler” does not include a retail establishment that sells or offers for sale a hemp product.\n\t\t“Handler’s storage site” means the location at which a handler stores or intends to store the industrial hemp he handles.\n\t\t“Hemp product” means a product, including any raw materials from industrial hemp that are used for or added to a food or beverage, that (i) contains industrial hemp and has completed all stages of processing needed for the product and (ii) when offered for retail sale (a) contains a total tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of no greater than 0.3 percent and (b) contains either no more than two milligrams of total tetrahydrocannabinol per package or an amount of cannabidiol that is no less than 25 times greater than the amount of total tetrahydrocannabinol per package.\n\t\t“Hemp product intended for smoking” means any hemp product intended to be consumed by inhalation.\n\t\t“Industrial hemp” means any part of the plant Cannabis sativa, including seeds thereof, whether growing or not, with a concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol that is no greater than that allowed by federal law. “Industrial hemp” includes an industrial hemp extract that has not completed all stages of processing needed to convert the extract into a hemp product.\n\t\t“Process” means to convert industrial hemp into a hemp product.\n\t\t“Processor” means a person registered pursuant to subsection A of \u00a7 3.2-4115 to process industrial hemp.\n\t\t“Process site” means the location at which a processor processes or intends to process industrial hemp.\n\t\t“Production field” means the land or area on which a grower or a federally licensed hemp producer is growing or intends to grow industrial hemp.\n\t\t“Regulated hemp product” means a hemp product intended for smoking or an edible hemp product.\n\t\t“Tetrahydrocannabinol” means any naturally occurring or synthetic tetrahydrocannabinol, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation and any preparation, mixture, or substance containing, or mixed or infused with, any detectable amount of tetrahydrocannabinol. For the purposes of this definition, “isomer” means the optical, position, and geometric isomers.\n\t\t“Topical hemp product” means a hemp product that (i) is intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on or otherwise applied to the human body or any part thereof and (ii) is not intended to be consumed orally or by inhalation.\n\t\t“Total tetrahydrocannabinol” means the sum, after the application of any necessary conversion factor, of the percentage by weight of tetrahydrocannabinol and the percentage by weight of tetrahydrocannabinolic acid.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":283601,"text":"As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Cannabis sativa product” means a product made from any part of the plant Cannabis sativa with a concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol that is greater than that allowed by federal law.\n\t\t“Edible hemp product” means any hemp product that is or includes an industrial hemp extract, as defined in \u00a7 3.2-5145.1, and that is intended to be consumed orally.\n\t\t“Federally licensed hemp producer” means a person who holds a hemp producer license issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture pursuant to 7 C.F.R. 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This law was first created in 2015. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 158<\/a> and 180<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2018, chapters 689<\/a> and 690<\/a>; in 2019, chapters 653<\/a> and 654<\/a>; in 2023, chapters 744<\/a> and 794<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":86837,"section_number":"15.2-912.4","catch_line":"Regulation of tobacco and hemp product retail sale locations","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-912.4\/"},{"id":84070,"section_number":"18.2-247","catch_line":"Use of terms \"controlled substances,\" \"marijuana,\" \"Schedules I, II, III, IV, V, and VI,\" \"imitation controlled substance,\" and \"counterfeit controlled substance\" in Title 18.2","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-247\/"},{"id":68538,"section_number":"18.2-371.2","catch_line":"Prohibiting sale or distribution, etc. of retail tobacco products and hemp products intended for smoking by persons under 21 years of age; civil penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-371.2\/"},{"id":81195,"section_number":"3.2-5145.1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-5145.1\/"},{"id":58467,"section_number":"4.1-1600","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-1600\/"},{"id":71934,"section_number":"4.1-600","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-600\/"},{"id":57582,"section_number":"4.1-606","catch_line":"Regulations of the Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-606\/"},{"id":59669,"section_number":"54.1-3401","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3401\/"},{"id":82977,"section_number":"59.1-200","catch_line":"Prohibited practices","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-200\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":87044,"section_number":"3.2-4115","catch_line":"Issuance of registrations; exemption","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4115\/"},{"id":81195,"section_number":"3.2-5145.1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-5145.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":196193,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79195,"identifier":"3.2-4112","token":"3.2\/III\/41.1\/1\/3.2-4112","url":"\/3.2-4112\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4112\/","token":"3.2\/III\/41.1\/1\/3.2-4112","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4112","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Cannabis sativa product<\/span>” means a product made from any part of the plant Cannabis sativa with a concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol that is greater than that allowed by federal law<\/span>.\n\t\t“Edible hemp product<\/span>” means any hemp product that is or includes an industrial hemp<\/span> extract, as defined in \u00a7 3.2-5145.1<\/a>, and that is intended to be consumed orally.\n\t\t“Federally licensed hemp producer<\/span>” means a person who holds a hemp producer license issued by the U.S. Department<\/span> of Agriculture pursuant to 7 C.F.R. Part 990.\n\t\t“Grow<\/span>” means to plant, cultivate, or harvest a plant or crop.\n\t\t“Grower<\/span>” means any person registered pursuant to subsection A of \u00a7 3.2-4115<\/a> to grow<\/span> industrial hemp<\/span>.\n\t\t“Handle<\/span>” means to temporarily possess industrial hemp<\/span> grown in compliance with state or federal law<\/span> that (i) has not been processed and (ii) was not grown by and will not be processed by the person temporarily possessing it.\n\t\t“Handler<\/span>” means any person who is registered pursuant to subsection A of \u00a7 3.2-4115<\/a> to handle<\/span> industrial hemp<\/span>. “Handler<\/span>” does not include a retail establishment that sells or offers for sale a hemp product.\n\t\t“Handler<\/span>’s storage site” means the location at which a handler<\/span> stores or intends to store the industrial hemp<\/span> he handles<\/span>.\n\t\t“Hemp product” means a product, including any raw materials<\/span> from industrial hemp<\/span> that are used for or added to a food or beverage, that (i) contains industrial hemp<\/span> and has completed all stages of processing needed for the product and (ii) when offered for retail sale (a) contains a total tetrahydrocannabinol<\/span> concentration of no greater than 0.3 percent and (b) contains either no more than two milligrams of total tetrahydrocannabinol<\/span> per package or an amount of cannabidiol that is no less than 25 times greater than the amount of total tetrahydrocannabinol<\/span> per package.\n\t\t“Hemp product intended for smoking<\/span>” means any hemp product intended to be consumed by inhalation.\n\t\t“Industrial hemp<\/span>” means any part of the plant Cannabis sativa, including seeds thereof, whether growing or not, with a concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol that is no greater than that allowed by federal law<\/span>. “Industrial hemp<\/span>” includes an industrial hemp<\/span> extract that has not completed all stages of processing needed to convert the extract into a hemp product.\n\t\t“Process” means to convert industrial hemp<\/span> into a hemp product.\n\t\t“Processor<\/span>” means a person registered pursuant to subsection A of \u00a7 3.2-4115<\/a> to process industrial hemp<\/span>.\n\t\t“Process site<\/span>” means the location at which a processor<\/span> processes or intends to process industrial hemp<\/span>.\n\t\t“Production field<\/span>” means the land or area on which a grower<\/span> or a federally licensed hemp producer<\/span> is growing or intends to grow<\/span> industrial hemp<\/span>.\n\t\t“Regulated hemp product<\/span>” means a hemp product intended for smoking<\/span> or an edible hemp product<\/span>.\n\t\t“Tetrahydrocannabinol” means any naturally occurring or synthetic tetrahydrocannabinol, including its salts, isomers<\/span>, and salts of isomers<\/span> whenever the existence of such salts, isomers<\/span>, and salts of isomers<\/span> is possible within the specific chemical designation and any preparation, mixture, or substance containing, or mixed or infused with, any detectable amount of tetrahydrocannabinol. For the purposes of this definition, “isomer<\/span>” means the optical, position, and geometric isomers<\/span>.\n\t\t“Topical hemp product<\/span>” means a hemp product that (i) is intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on or otherwise applied to the human body or any part thereof and (ii) is not intended to be consumed orally or by inhalation.\n\t\t“Total tetrahydrocannabinol<\/span>” means the sum, after the application of any necessary conversion factor, of the percentage by weight of tetrahydrocannabinol and the percentage by weight of tetrahydrocannabinolic acid.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 3.2-4112)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Cannabis sativa product” means a product made from any part of\nthe plant Cannabis sativa with a concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol that is\ngreater than that allowed by federal law.\n\t\t“Edible hemp product” means any hemp product that is or includes\nan industrial hemp extract, as defined in \u00a7 3.2-5145.1, and that is intended to\nbe consumed orally.\n\t\t“Federally licensed hemp producer” means a person who holds a hemp\nproducer license issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture pursuant to 7\nC.F.R. Part 990.\n\t\t“Grow” means to plant, cultivate, or harvest a plant or crop.\n\t\t“Grower” means any person registered pursuant to subsection A of\n\u00a7 3.2-4115 to grow industrial hemp.\n\t\t“Handle” means to temporarily possess industrial hemp grown in\ncompliance with state or federal law that (i) has not been processed and (ii)\nwas not grown by and will not be processed by the person temporarily possessing\nit.\n\t\t“Handler” means any person who is registered pursuant to\nsubsection A of \u00a7 3.2-4115 to handle industrial hemp. “Handler”\ndoes not include a retail establishment that sells or offers for sale a hemp\nproduct.\n\t\t“Handler’s storage site” means the location at which a\nhandler stores or intends to store the industrial hemp he handles.\n\t\t“Hemp product” means a product, including any raw materials from\nindustrial hemp that are used for or added to a food or beverage, that (i)\ncontains industrial hemp and has completed all stages of processing needed for\nthe product and (ii) when offered for retail sale (a) contains a total\ntetrahydrocannabinol concentration of no greater than 0.3 percent and (b)\ncontains either no more than two milligrams of total tetrahydrocannabinol per\npackage or an amount of cannabidiol that is no less than 25 times greater than\nthe amount of total tetrahydrocannabinol per package.\n\t\t“Hemp product intended for smoking” means any hemp product\nintended to be consumed by inhalation.\n\t\t“Industrial hemp” means any part of the plant Cannabis sativa,\nincluding seeds thereof, whether growing or not, with a concentration of\ntetrahydrocannabinol that is no greater than that allowed by federal law.\n“Industrial hemp” includes an industrial hemp extract that has not\ncompleted all stages of processing needed to convert the extract into a hemp\nproduct.\n\t\t“Process” means to convert industrial hemp into a hemp product.\n\t\t“Processor” means a person registered pursuant to subsection A of\n\u00a7 3.2-4115 to process industrial hemp.\n\t\t“Process site” means the location at which a processor processes\nor intends to process industrial hemp.\n\t\t“Production field” means the land or area on which a grower or a\nfederally licensed hemp producer is growing or intends to grow industrial hemp.\n\t\t“Regulated hemp product” means a hemp product intended for smoking\nor an edible hemp product.\n\t\t“Tetrahydrocannabinol” means any naturally occurring or synthetic\ntetrahydrocannabinol, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers\nwhenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible\nwithin the specific chemical designation and any preparation, mixture, or\nsubstance containing, or mixed or infused with, any detectable amount of\ntetrahydrocannabinol. For the purposes of this definition, “isomer”\nmeans the optical, position, and geometric isomers.\n\t\t“Topical hemp product” means a hemp product that (i) is intended\nto be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on or otherwise applied to the human\nbody or any part thereof and (ii) is not intended to be consumed orally or by\ninhalation.\n\t\t“Total tetrahydrocannabinol” means the sum, after the application\nof any necessary conversion factor, of the percentage by weight of\ntetrahydrocannabinol and the percentage by weight of tetrahydrocannabinolic\nacid.\n\nHISTORY: 2015, cc. 158, 180; 2018, cc. 689, 690; 2019, cc. 653, 654; 2021, Sp.\nSess. I, c. 110; 2023, cc. 744, 794.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}