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This law was first created in 2023. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 711<\/a> and 712<\/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":[{"id":77880,"section_number":"4.1-1116","catch_line":"Illegal advertising; penalties; exception","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-1116\/"},{"id":57582,"section_number":"4.1-606","catch_line":"Regulations of the Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-606\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":219511,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68058,"identifier":"4.1-1400","token":"4.1\/II\/14\/4.1-1400","url":"\/4.1-1400\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/4.1-1400\/","token":"4.1\/II\/14\/4.1-1400","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 4.1-1400","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Synthetic derivative<\/span>” means a chemical compound produced by man through a chemical transformation to turn a compound into a different compound by adding or subtracting molecules to or from the original compound.\n\t\t“Tetrahydrocannabinol<\/span>” means any naturally occurring or synthetic tetrahydrocannabinol<\/span>, 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<\/span>. For the purposes of this definition, “isomer<\/span>” means the optical, position, and geometric isomers<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 4.1-1400)\n\nFor the purposes of this chapter, unless the context requires a different\nmeaning:\n\t\t“Synthetic derivative” means a chemical compound produced by man\nthrough a chemical transformation to turn a compound into a different compound\nby adding or subtracting molecules to or from the original compound.\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\nHISTORY: 2023, cc. 711, 712.","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}}