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This law was first created in 2023. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 744<\/a> and 794<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":77846,"section_number":"54.1-3400","catch_line":"Citation","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3400\/"},{"id":68201,"section_number":"54.1-3442.5","catch_line":"Repealed","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3442.5\/"}],"permalink":{"id":196247,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57641,"identifier":"3.2-4125","token":"3.2\/III\/41.1\/4\/3.2-4125","url":"\/3.2-4125\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4125\/","token":"3.2\/III\/41.1\/4\/3.2-4125","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commissioner to have access to retail facilities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4125","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> shall have access during business hours to a registered regulated hemp product<\/span> retail facility and to a business that offers for sale or sells at retail a substance intended for human consumption, orally or by inhalation, that is advertised or labeled as containing a cannabinoid for the purpose of: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Inspecting to determine if any of the provisions of this article are being violated; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Securing samples of any regulated hemp product<\/span> or substance intended for human consumption, orally or by inhalation, that is advertised or labeled as containing a cannabinoid. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner<\/span> to make or cause to be made examinations or laboratory analysis of samples secured under the provisions of this section to determine whether any provision of this article is being violated. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> This section shall not apply to products that are (i) approved for marketing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and scheduled in the Drug Control Act (§ 54.1-3400<\/a> et seq.) or (ii) dispensed pursuant to Article 4.2 (§ 54.1-3442.5<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 34 of Title 54.1. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMISSIONER TO HAVE ACCESS TO RETAIL FACILITIES (\u00a7 3.2-4125)\n\nA. The Commissioner shall have access during business hours to a registered\nregulated hemp product retail facility and to a business that offers for sale or\nsells at retail a substance intended for human consumption, orally or by\ninhalation, that is advertised or labeled as containing a cannabinoid for the\npurpose of:\n\n 1. Inspecting to determine if any of the provisions of this article are being\n violated; and\n\n 2. Securing samples of any regulated hemp product or substance intended for\n human consumption, orally or by inhalation, that is advertised or labeled as\n containing a cannabinoid. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner to make or\n cause to be made examinations or laboratory analysis of samples secured under\n the provisions of this section to determine whether any provision of this\n article is being violated.\n\nB. This section shall not apply to products that are (i) approved for marketing\nby the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and scheduled in the Drug Control Act\n(§ 54.1-3400 et seq.) or (ii) dispensed pursuant to Article 4.2 (§\n54.1-3442.5 et seq.) of Chapter 34 of Title 54.1.\n\nHISTORY: 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}}