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Further, the General Assembly determines that the creation of an authority for this purpose is in the public interest, serves a public purpose, and will promote the health, safety, welfare, convenience, and prosperity of the people of the Commonwealth. To achieve this objective, there is hereby created an independent political subdivision of the Commonwealth, exclusive of the legislative, executive, or judicial branches of state government, to be known as the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. The Authority’s exercise of powers and duties conferred by this subtitle shall be deemed the performance of an essential governmental function and a matter of public necessity for which public moneys may be spent.B\n\nThe Board of Directors of the Authority is vested with control of the possession, sale, transportation, distribution, and delivery of retail marijuana and retail marijuana products in the Commonwealth, with plenary power to prescribe and enforce regulations and conditions under which retail marijuana and retail marijuana products are possessed, sold, transported, distributed, and delivered, so as to prevent any corrupt, incompetent, dishonest, or unprincipled practices and to promote the health, safety, welfare, convenience, and prosperity of the people of the Commonwealth. The exercise of the powers granted by this subtitle shall be in all respects for the benefit of the citizens of the Commonwealth and for the promotion of their safety, health, welfare, and convenience. No part of the assets or net earnings of the Authority shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to, any private individual, except that reasonable compensation may be paid for services rendered to or for the Authority affecting one or more of its purposes, and benefits may be conferred that are in conformity with said purposes, and no private individual shall be entitled to share in the distribution of any of the corporate assets on dissolution of the Authority.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":212110,"text":"The General Assembly has determined that there exists in the Commonwealth a need to control the possession, sale, transportation, distribution, and delivery of retail marijuana and retail marijuana products in the Commonwealth. 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A.<\/span> The General Assembly has determined that there exists in the Commonwealth a need to control the possession<\/span>, sale<\/span>, transportation, distribution, and delivery of retail marijuana and retail marijuana products<\/span> in the Commonwealth. Further, the General Assembly determines that the creation of an authority<\/span> for this purpose is in the public interest, serves a public purpose, and will promote the health, safety, welfare, convenience, and prosperity of the people of the Commonwealth. To achieve this objective, there is hereby created an independent political subdivision of the Commonwealth, exclusive of the legislative, executive, or judicial branches of state government, to be known as the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority<\/span>. The Authority<\/span>’s exercise of powers and duties conferred by this subtitle shall be deemed the performance of an essential governmental function and a matter of public necessity for which public moneys may be spent. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board<\/span> of Directors of the Authority<\/span> is vested with control of the possession<\/span>, sale<\/span>, transportation, distribution, and delivery of retail marijuana and retail marijuana products<\/span> in the Commonwealth, with plenary power to prescribe and enforce regulations and conditions under which retail marijuana and retail marijuana products<\/span> are possessed, sold, transported, distributed, and delivered, so as to prevent any corrupt, incompetent, dishonest, or unprincipled practices and to promote the health, safety, welfare, convenience, and prosperity of the people of the Commonwealth. The exercise of the powers granted by this subtitle shall be in all respects for the benefit of the citizens of the Commonwealth and for the promotion of their safety, health, welfare, and convenience. No part of the assets<\/span> or net earnings of the Authority<\/span> shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to, any private individual, except that reasonable compensation may be paid for services rendered to or for the Authority<\/span> affecting one or more of its purposes, and benefits may be conferred that are in conformity with said purposes, and no private individual shall be entitled to share in the distribution of any of the corporate assets<\/span> on dissolution of the Authority<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIRGINIA CANNABIS CONTROL AUTHORITY CREATED; PUBLIC PURPOSE (\u00a7 4.1-601)\n\nA. The General Assembly has determined that there exists in the Commonwealth a\nneed to control the possession, sale, transportation, distribution, and delivery\nof retail marijuana and retail marijuana products in the Commonwealth. Further,\nthe General Assembly determines that the creation of an authority for this\npurpose is in the public interest, serves a public purpose, and will promote the\nhealth, safety, welfare, convenience, and prosperity of the people of the\nCommonwealth. To achieve this objective, there is hereby created an independent\npolitical subdivision of the Commonwealth, exclusive of the legislative,\nexecutive, or judicial branches of state government, to be known as the Virginia\nCannabis Control Authority. The Authority’s exercise of powers and duties\nconferred by this subtitle shall be deemed the performance of an essential\ngovernmental function and a matter of public necessity for which public moneys\nmay be spent.\n\nB. The Board of Directors of the Authority is vested with control of the\npossession, sale, transportation, distribution, and delivery of retail marijuana\nand retail marijuana products in the Commonwealth, with plenary power to\nprescribe and enforce regulations and conditions under which retail marijuana\nand retail marijuana products are possessed, sold, transported, distributed, and\ndelivered, so as to prevent any corrupt, incompetent, dishonest, or unprincipled\npractices and to promote the health, safety, welfare, convenience, and\nprosperity of the people of the Commonwealth. The exercise of the powers granted\nby this subtitle shall be in all respects for the benefit of the citizens of the\nCommonwealth and for the promotion of their safety, health, welfare, and\nconvenience. No part of the assets or net earnings of the Authority shall inure\nto the benefit of, or be distributable to, any private individual, except that\nreasonable compensation may be paid for services rendered to or for the\nAuthority affecting one or more of its purposes, and benefits may be conferred\nthat are in conformity with said purposes, and no private individual shall be\nentitled to share in the distribution of any of the corporate assets on\ndissolution of the Authority.\n\nHISTORY: 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 550, 551.","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}}