{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/4.1-606.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/4.1-606.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/4.1-606.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/4.1-606.html"}],"law_id":57582,"edition_id":1,"section_id":57582,"structure_id":14477,"section_number":"4.1-606","catch_line":"Regulations of the Board","history":"2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 550, 551.","full_text":"A\n\nThe Board may promulgate reasonable regulations, not inconsistent with this subtitle or the general laws of the Commonwealth, that it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this subtitle and to prevent the illegal cultivation, manufacture, sale, and testing of marijuana and marijuana products. The Board may amend or repeal such regulations. Such regulations shall be promulgated, amended, or repealed in accordance with the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) and shall have the effect of law.B\n\nThe Board shall promulgate regulations that:1\n\nGovern the outdoor cultivation of marijuana by a marijuana cultivation facility licensee, including security requirements to include lighting, physical security, and alarm requirements, provided that such requirements do not prohibit the cultivation of marijuana outdoors or in a greenhouse;2\n\nEstablish requirements for securely transporting marijuana between marijuana establishments;3\n\nEstablish sanitary standards for retail marijuana product preparation;4\n\nEstablish a testing program for retail marijuana and retail marijuana products pursuant to Chapter 14 (§ 4.1-1400 et seq.);5\n\nEstablish an application process for licensure as a marijuana establishment pursuant to this subtitle in a way that, when possible, prevents disparate impacts on historically disadvantaged communities;6\n\nEstablish requirements for health and safety warning labels to be placed on retail marijuana and retail marijuana products to be sold or offered for sale by a licensee to a consumer in accordance with the provisions of this subtitle;7\n\nEstablish a maximum tetrahydrocannabinol level for retail marijuana products, which shall not exceed (i) five milligrams per serving for edible marijuana products and where practicable an equivalent amount for other marijuana products or (ii) 50 milligrams per package for edible marijuana products and where practicable an equivalent amount for other marijuana products. Such regulations may include other product and dispensing limitations on tetrahydrocannabinol;8\n\nEstablish requirements for the form, content, and retention of all records and accounts by all licensees;9\n\nProvide alternative methods for licensees to maintain and store business records that are subject to Board inspection, including methods for Board-approved electronic and offsite storage;10\n\nEstablish (i) criteria by which to evaluate new licensees based on the density of retail marijuana stores in the community and (ii) metrics that have similarly shown an association with negative community-level health outcomes or health disparities. In promulgating such regulations, the Board shall coordinate with the Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council established pursuant to § 4.1-603;11\n\nRequire retail licensees to file an appeal from any hearing decision rendered by a hearing officer within 30 days of the date the notice of the decision is sent. The notice shall be sent to the licensee at the address on record with the Board by certified mail, return receipt requested, and by regular mail;12\n\nPrescribe the schedule of proration for refunded license fees to licensees who qualify pursuant to subsection C of § 4.1-1002;13\n\nEstablish criteria by which to evaluate social equity license applicants, which shall be an applicant who has lived or been domiciled for at least 12 months in the Commonwealth and is either (i) an applicant with at least 66 percent ownership by a person or persons who have been convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for any misdemeanor violation of § 18.2-248.1, former § 18.2-250.1, or subsection A of § 18.2-265.3 as it relates to marijuana; (ii) an applicant with at least 66 percent ownership by a person or persons who is the parent, child, sibling, or spouse of a person who has been convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for any misdemeanor violation of § 18.2-248.1, former § 18.2-250.1, or subsection A of § 18.2-265.3 as it relates to marijuana; (iii) an applicant with at least 66 percent ownership by a person or persons who have resided for at least three of the past five years in a jurisdiction that is determined by the Board after utilizing census tract data made available by the United States Census Bureau to have been disproportionately policed for marijuana crimes; (iv) an applicant with at least 66 percent ownership by a person or persons who have resided for at least three of the last five years in a jurisdiction determined by the Board after utilizing census tract data made available by the United States Census Bureau to be economically distressed; or (v) an applicant with at least 66 percent ownership by a person or persons who graduated from a historically black college or university located in the Commonwealth;14\n\nFor the purposes of establishing criteria by which to evaluate social equity license applicants, establish standards by which to determine (i) which jurisdictions have been disproportionately policed for marijuana crimes and (ii) which jurisdictions are economically distressed;15\n\nEstablish standards and requirements for (i) any preference in the licensing process for qualified social equity applicants, (ii) what percentage of application or license fees are waived for a qualified social equity applicant, and (iii) a low-interest business loan program for qualified social equity applicants;16\n\nEstablish guidelines, in addition to requirements set forth in this subtitle, for the personal cultivation of marijuana that promote personal and public safety, including child protection, and discourage personal cultivation practices that create a nuisance, including a nuisance caused by odor;17\n\nEstablish reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions on outdoor advertising of retail marijuana or retail marijuana products, not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, so that such advertising displaces the illicit market and notifies the public of the location of marijuana establishments. Such regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with § 4.1-1404;18\n\nEstablish restrictions on the number of licenses that a person may be granted to operate a marijuana establishment in single locality or region; and19\n\nEstablish restrictions on pharmaceutical processors and industrial hemp processors that have been granted a license in more than one license category pursuant to subsection C of § 4.1-805 that ensure all licensees have an equal and meaningful opportunity to participate in the market. Such regulations may limit the amount of products cultivated or manufactured by the pharmaceutical processor or industrial hemp processor that such processor may offer for sale in its retail marijuana stores.C\n\nThe Board may promulgate regulations that:1\n\nLimit the number of licenses issued by type or class to operate a marijuana establishment; however, the number of licenses issued shall not exceed the following limits:\n\t\t\t\ta. Retail marijuana stores, 400;\n\t\t\t\tb. Marijuana wholesalers, 25;\n\t\t\t\tc. Marijuana manufacturing facilities, 60; and\n\t\t\t\td. Marijuana cultivation facilities, 450.\n\t\t\t\tIn determining the number of licenses issued pursuant to this subdivision, the Board shall not consider any license granted pursuant to subsection C of § 4.1-805 to (i) a pharmaceutical processor that has been issued a permit by the Board of Pharmacy pursuant to Article 4.2 (§ 54.1-3442.5 et seq.) of the Drug Control Act or (ii) an industrial hemp processor registered with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services pursuant to Chapter 41.1 (§ 3.2-4112 et seq.) of Title 3.2.2\n\nPrescribe any requirements deemed appropriate for the administration of taxes under §§ 4.1-1003 and 4.1-1004, including method of filing a return, information required on a return, and form of payment.3\n\nLimit the allowable square footage of a retail marijuana store, which shall not exceed 1,500 square feet.4\n\nAllow certain persons to be granted or have interest in a license in more than one of the following license categories: marijuana cultivation facility license, marijuana manufacturing facility license, marijuana wholesaler license, or retail marijuana store license. Such regulations shall be drawn narrowly to limit vertical integration to small businesses and ensure that all licensees have an equal and meaningful opportunity to participate in the market.D\n\nBoard regulations shall be uniform in their application, except those relating to hours of sale for licensees.E\n\nCourts shall take judicial notice of Board regulations.F\n\nThe Board shall consult with the Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council in promulgating any regulations relating to public health, including regulations promulgated pursuant to subdivision B 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, or 16, and shall not promulgate any such regulation that has not been approved by a majority of the members of the Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council.G\n\nWith regard to regulations governing licensees that have been issued a permit by the Board of Pharmacy to operate as a pharmaceutical processor or cannabis dispensing facility pursuant to Article 4.2 (§ 54.1-3442.5 et seq.) of the Drug Control Act, the Board shall make reasonable efforts (i) to align such regulations with any applicable regulations promulgated by the Board of Pharmacy that establish health, safety, and security requirements for pharmaceutical processors and cannabis dispensing facilities and (ii) to deem in compliance with applicable regulations promulgated pursuant to this subtitle such pharmaceutical processors and cannabis dispensing facilities that have been found to be in compliance with regulations promulgated by the Board of Pharmacy that mirror or are more extensive in scope than similar regulations promulgated pursuant to this subtitle.H\n\nThe Board’s power to regulate shall be broadly construed.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":210959,"text":"The Board may promulgate reasonable regulations, not inconsistent with this subtitle or the general laws of the Commonwealth, that it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this subtitle and to prevent the illegal cultivation, manufacture, sale, and testing of marijuana and marijuana products. 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A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> may promulgate reasonable regulations, not inconsistent with this subtitle or the general laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth, that it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this subtitle and to prevent the illegal cultivation<\/span>, manufacture<\/span>, sale<\/span>, and testing<\/span> of marijuana and marijuana products<\/span>. The Board<\/span> may amend<\/span> or repeal such regulations. Such regulations shall be promulgated, amended, or repealed in accordance with the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.) and shall have the effect of law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall promulgate regulations that: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Govern the outdoor cultivation of marijuana by a marijuana cultivation facility<\/span> licensee<\/span>, including security requirements to include lighting, physical security, and alarm requirements, provided that such requirements do not prohibit the cultivation of marijuana outdoors or in a greenhouse; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Establish requirements for securely transporting marijuana between marijuana establishments<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Establish sanitary standards for retail marijuana<\/span> product preparation; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Establish a testing<\/span> program for retail marijuana and retail marijuana products<\/span> pursuant to Chapter 14 (§ 4.1-1400<\/a> et seq.); <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Establish an application process for licensure as a marijuana establishment<\/span> pursuant to this subtitle in a way that, when possible, prevents disparate impacts on historically disadvantaged communities; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Establish requirements for health and safety warning labels to be placed on retail marijuana and retail marijuana products<\/span> to be sold or offered for sale<\/span> by a licensee<\/span> to a consumer in accordance with the provisions of this subtitle; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Establish a maximum tetrahydrocannabinol<\/span> level for retail marijuana products<\/span>, which shall not exceed (i) five milligrams per serving for edible marijuana products<\/span> and where practicable an equivalent amount for other marijuana products or (ii) 50 milligrams per package for edible marijuana products<\/span> and where practicable an equivalent amount for other marijuana products. Such regulations may include other product and dispensing limitations on tetrahydrocannabinol<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Establish requirements for the form, content, and retention of all records and accounts by all licensees<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> Provide alternative methods for licensees<\/span> to maintain and store business records that are subject to Board<\/span> inspection, including methods for Board<\/span>-approved electronic and offsite storage; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

10.<\/span> Establish (i) criteria by which to evaluate new licensees<\/span> based on the density of retail marijuana stores<\/span> in the community and (ii) metrics that have similarly shown an association with negative community-level health outcomes or health disparities. In promulgating such regulations, the Board<\/span> shall coordinate with the Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council established pursuant to § 4.1-603<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

11.<\/span> Require retail licensees<\/span> to file an appeal<\/span> from any hearing<\/span> decision rendered by a hearing<\/span> officer within 30 days of the date the notice of the decision is sent. The notice shall be sent to the licensee<\/span> at the address on record with the Board<\/span> by certified mail, return receipt requested, and by regular mail; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

12.<\/span> Prescribe the schedule of proration for refunded license fees to licensees<\/span> who qualify pursuant to subsection C of § 4.1-1002; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

13.<\/span> Establish criteria by which to evaluate social equity<\/span> license applicants, which shall be an applicant who has lived or been domiciled for at least 12 months in the Commonwealth and is either (i) an applicant with at least 66 percent ownership by a person or persons who have been convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for any misdemeanor<\/span> violation of § 18.2-248.1<\/a>, former § 18.2-250.1<\/a>, or subsection A of § 18.2-265.3<\/a> as it relates to marijuana; (ii) an applicant with at least 66 percent ownership by a person or persons who is the parent, child, sibling, or spouse of a person who has been convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for any misdemeanor<\/span> violation of § 18.2-248.1<\/a>, former § 18.2-250.1<\/a>, or subsection A of § 18.2-265.3<\/a> as it relates to marijuana; (iii) an applicant with at least 66 percent ownership by a person or persons who have resided for at least three of the past five years in a jurisdiction<\/span> that is determined by the Board<\/span> after utilizing census tract data made available by the United States Census Bureau to have been disproportionately policed for marijuana crimes<\/span>; (iv) an applicant with at least 66 percent ownership by a person or persons who have resided for at least three of the last five years in a jurisdiction<\/span> determined by the Board<\/span> after utilizing census tract data made available by the United States Census Bureau to be economically distressed; or (v) an applicant with at least 66 percent ownership by a person or persons who graduated from a historically black college or university located in the Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

14.<\/span> For the purposes of establishing criteria by which to evaluate social equity<\/span> license applicants, establish standards by which to determine (i) which jurisdictions<\/span> have been disproportionately policed for marijuana crimes<\/span> and (ii) which jurisdictions<\/span> are economically distressed; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

15.<\/span> Establish standards and requirements for (i) any preference in the licensing process for qualified social equity<\/span> applicants, (ii) what percentage of application or license fees are waived for a qualified social equity<\/span> applicant, and (iii) a low-interest business loan program for qualified social equity<\/span> applicants; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

16.<\/span> Establish guidelines, in addition to requirements set forth in this subtitle, for the personal cultivation of marijuana that promote personal and public safety, including child protection, and discourage personal cultivation practices that create a nuisance, including a nuisance caused by odor; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

17.<\/span> Establish reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions on outdoor advertising<\/span> of retail marijuana or retail marijuana products<\/span>, not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, so that such advertising<\/span> displaces the illicit market and notifies the public of the location of marijuana establishments<\/span>. Such regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with § 4.1-1404; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

18.<\/span> Establish restrictions on the number of licenses that a person may be granted to operate a marijuana establishment<\/span> in single locality or region; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

19.<\/span> Establish restrictions on pharmaceutical processors and industrial hemp processors that have been granted a license in more than one license category pursuant to subsection C of § 4.1-805 that ensure all licensees<\/span> have an equal and meaningful opportunity to participate in the market. Such regulations may limit the amount of products cultivated or manufactured by the pharmaceutical processor or industrial hemp processor that such processor may offer for sale<\/span> in its retail marijuana stores<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Board<\/span> may promulgate regulations that: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Limit the number of licenses issued by type or class to operate a marijuana establishment<\/span>; however, the number of licenses issued shall not exceed the following limits:\n\t\t\t\ta. Retail marijuana stores<\/span>, 400;\n\t\t\t\tb. Marijuana wholesalers<\/span>, 25;\n\t\t\t\tc. Marijuana manufacturing<\/span> facilities, 60; and\n\t\t\t\td. Marijuana cultivation facilities, 450.\n\t\t\t\tIn determining the number of licenses issued pursuant to this subdivision, the Board<\/span> shall not consider any license granted pursuant to subsection C of § 4.1-805 to (i) a pharmaceutical processor that has been issued a permit by the Board<\/span> of Pharmacy pursuant to Article 4.2 (§ 54.1-3442.5<\/a> et seq.) of the Drug Control Act or (ii) an industrial hemp processor registered with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services pursuant to Chapter 41.1 (§ 3.2-4112<\/a> et seq.) of Title 3.2. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Prescribe any requirements deemed appropriate for the administration of taxes under §§ 4.1-1003 and 4.1-1004, including method of filing a return, information required on a return, and form of payment. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Limit the allowable square footage of a retail marijuana store<\/span>, which shall not exceed 1,500 square feet. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Allow certain persons to be granted or have interest in a license in more than one of the following license categories: marijuana cultivation facility<\/span> license, marijuana manufacturing facility<\/span> license, marijuana wholesaler<\/span> license, or retail marijuana store<\/span> license. Such regulations shall be drawn narrowly to limit vertical integration to small businesses and ensure that all licensees<\/span> have an equal and meaningful opportunity to participate in the market. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Board<\/span> regulations shall be uniform in their application, except those relating to hours of sale<\/span> for licensees<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Courts<\/span> shall take judicial notice of Board<\/span> regulations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall consult with the Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council in promulgating any regulations relating to public health, including regulations promulgated pursuant to subdivision B 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, or 16, and shall not promulgate any such regulation that has not been approved by a majority of the members of the Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> With regard to regulations governing licensees<\/span> that have been issued a permit by the Board<\/span> of Pharmacy to operate as a pharmaceutical processor or cannabis dispensing facility pursuant to Article 4.2 (§ 54.1-3442.5<\/a> et seq.) of the Drug Control Act, the Board<\/span> shall make reasonable efforts (i) to align such regulations with any applicable regulations promulgated by the Board<\/span> of Pharmacy that establish health, safety, and security requirements for pharmaceutical processors and cannabis dispensing facilities and (ii) to deem in compliance with applicable regulations promulgated pursuant to this subtitle such pharmaceutical processors and cannabis dispensing facilities that have been found to be in compliance with regulations promulgated by the Board<\/span> of Pharmacy that mirror or are more extensive in scope than similar regulations promulgated pursuant to this subtitle. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

H.<\/span> The Board<\/span>’s power to regulate shall be broadly construed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGULATIONS OF THE BOARD (\u00a7 4.1-606)\n\nA. The Board may promulgate reasonable regulations, not inconsistent with this\nsubtitle or the general laws of the Commonwealth, that it deems necessary to\ncarry out the provisions of this subtitle and to prevent the illegal\ncultivation, manufacture, sale, and testing of marijuana and marijuana products.\nThe Board may amend or repeal such regulations. Such regulations shall be\npromulgated, amended, or repealed in accordance with the Administrative Process\nAct (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) and shall have the effect of law.\n\nB. The Board shall promulgate regulations that:\n\n 1. Govern the outdoor cultivation of marijuana by a marijuana cultivation\n facility licensee, including security requirements to include lighting,\n physical security, and alarm requirements, provided that such requirements do\n not prohibit the cultivation of marijuana outdoors or in a greenhouse;\n\n 2. Establish requirements for securely transporting marijuana between\n marijuana establishments;\n\n 3. Establish sanitary standards for retail marijuana product preparation;\n\n 4. Establish a testing program for retail marijuana and retail marijuana\n products pursuant to Chapter 14 (§ 4.1-1400 et seq.);\n\n 5. Establish an application process for licensure as a marijuana establishment\n pursuant to this subtitle in a way that, when possible, prevents disparate\n impacts on historically disadvantaged communities;\n\n 6. Establish requirements for health and safety warning labels to be placed on\n retail marijuana and retail marijuana products to be sold or offered for sale\n by a licensee to a consumer in accordance with the provisions of this\n subtitle;\n\n 7. Establish a maximum tetrahydrocannabinol level for retail marijuana\n products, which shall not exceed (i) five milligrams per serving for edible\n marijuana products and where practicable an equivalent amount for other\n marijuana products or (ii) 50 milligrams per package for edible marijuana\n products and where practicable an equivalent amount for other marijuana\n products. Such regulations may include other product and dispensing\n limitations on tetrahydrocannabinol;\n\n 8. Establish requirements for the form, content, and retention of all records\n and accounts by all licensees;\n\n 9. Provide alternative methods for licensees to maintain and store business\n records that are subject to Board inspection, including methods for\n Board-approved electronic and offsite storage;\n\n 10. Establish (i) criteria by which to evaluate new licensees based on the\n density of retail marijuana stores in the community and (ii) metrics that have\n similarly shown an association with negative community-level health outcomes\n or health disparities. In promulgating such regulations, the Board shall\n coordinate with the Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council established\n pursuant to § 4.1-603;\n\n 11. Require retail licensees to file an appeal from any hearing decision\n rendered by a hearing officer within 30 days of the date the notice of the\n decision is sent. The notice shall be sent to the licensee at the address on\n record with the Board by certified mail, return receipt requested, and by\n regular mail;\n\n 12. Prescribe the schedule of proration for refunded license fees to licensees\n who qualify pursuant to subsection C of § 4.1-1002;\n\n 13. Establish criteria by which to evaluate social equity license applicants,\n which shall be an applicant who has lived or been domiciled for at least 12\n months in the Commonwealth and is either (i) an applicant with at least 66\n percent ownership by a person or persons who have been convicted of or\n adjudicated delinquent for any misdemeanor violation of § 18.2-248.1,\n former § 18.2-250.1, or subsection A of § 18.2-265.3 as it relates\n to marijuana; (ii) an applicant with at least 66 percent ownership by a person\n or persons who is the parent, child, sibling, or spouse of a person who has\n been convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for any misdemeanor violation of\n § 18.2-248.1, former § 18.2-250.1, or subsection A of §\n 18.2-265.3 as it relates to marijuana; (iii) an applicant with at least 66\n percent ownership by a person or persons who have resided for at least three\n of the past five years in a jurisdiction that is determined by the Board\n after utilizing census tract data made available by the United States Census\n Bureau to have been disproportionately policed for marijuana crimes; (iv) an\n applicant with at least 66 percent ownership by a person or persons who have\n resided for at least three of the last five years in a jurisdiction determined\n by the Board after utilizing census tract data made available by the United\n States Census Bureau to be economically distressed; or (v) an applicant with\n at least 66 percent ownership by a person or persons who graduated from a\n historically black college or university located in the Commonwealth;\n\n 14. For the purposes of establishing criteria by which to evaluate social\n equity license applicants, establish standards by which to determine (i) which\n jurisdictions have been disproportionately policed for marijuana crimes and\n (ii) which jurisdictions are economically distressed;\n\n 15. Establish standards and requirements for (i) any preference in the\n licensing process for qualified social equity applicants, (ii) what percentage\n of application or license fees are waived for a qualified social equity\n applicant, and (iii) a low-interest business loan program for qualified social\n equity applicants;\n\n 16. Establish guidelines, in addition to requirements set forth in this\n subtitle, for the personal cultivation of marijuana that promote personal and\n public safety, including child protection, and discourage personal cultivation\n practices that create a nuisance, including a nuisance caused by odor;\n\n 17. Establish reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions on outdoor\n advertising of retail marijuana or retail marijuana products, not inconsistent\n with the provisions of this chapter, so that such advertising displaces the\n illicit market and notifies the public of the location of marijuana\n establishments. Such regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with\n § 4.1-1404;\n\n 18. Establish restrictions on the number of licenses that a person may be\n granted to operate a marijuana establishment in single locality or region; and\n\n 19. Establish restrictions on pharmaceutical processors and industrial hemp\n processors that have been granted a license in more than one license category\n pursuant to subsection C of § 4.1-805 that ensure all licensees have an\n equal and meaningful opportunity to participate in the market. Such\n regulations may limit the amount of products cultivated or manufactured by the\n pharmaceutical processor or industrial hemp processor that such processor may\n offer for sale in its retail marijuana stores.\n\nC. The Board may promulgate regulations that:\n\n 1. Limit the number of licenses issued by type or class to operate a marijuana\n establishment; however, the number of licenses issued shall not exceed the\n following limits:\n \t\t\t\ta. Retail marijuana stores, 400;\n \t\t\t\tb. Marijuana wholesalers, 25;\n \t\t\t\tc. Marijuana manufacturing facilities, 60; and\n \t\t\t\td. Marijuana cultivation facilities, 450.\n \t\t\t\tIn determining the number of licenses issued pursuant to this subdivision,\n the Board shall not consider any license granted pursuant to subsection C of\n § 4.1-805 to (i) a pharmaceutical processor that has been issued a permit\n by the Board of Pharmacy pursuant to Article 4.2 (§ 54.1-3442.5 et seq.)\n of the Drug Control Act or (ii) an industrial hemp processor registered with\n the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services pursuant to Chapter 41.1\n (§ 3.2-4112 et seq.) of Title 3.2.\n\n 2. Prescribe any requirements deemed appropriate for the administration of\n taxes under §§ 4.1-1003 and 4.1-1004, including method of filing a\n return, information required on a return, and form of payment.\n\n 3. Limit the allowable square footage of a retail marijuana store, which shall\n not exceed 1,500 square feet.\n\n 4. Allow certain persons to be granted or have interest in a license in more\n than one of the following license categories: marijuana cultivation facility\n license, marijuana manufacturing facility license, marijuana wholesaler\n license, or retail marijuana store license. Such regulations shall be drawn\n narrowly to limit vertical integration to small businesses and ensure that\n all licensees have an equal and meaningful opportunity to participate in the\n market.\n\nD. Board regulations shall be uniform in their application, except those\nrelating to hours of sale for licensees.\n\nE. Courts shall take judicial notice of Board regulations.\n\nF. The Board shall consult with the Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council in\npromulgating any regulations relating to public health, including regulations\npromulgated pursuant to subdivision B 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, or 16, and shall not\npromulgate any such regulation that has not been approved by a majority of the\nmembers of the Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council.\n\nG. With regard to regulations governing licensees that have been issued a permit\nby the Board of Pharmacy to operate as a pharmaceutical processor or cannabis\ndispensing facility pursuant to Article 4.2 (§ 54.1-3442.5 et seq.) of the\nDrug Control Act, the Board shall make reasonable efforts (i) to align such\nregulations with any applicable regulations promulgated by the Board of Pharmacy\nthat establish health, safety, and security requirements for pharmaceutical\nprocessors and cannabis dispensing facilities and (ii) to deem in compliance\nwith applicable regulations promulgated pursuant to this subtitle such\npharmaceutical processors and cannabis dispensing facilities that have been\nfound to be in compliance with regulations promulgated by the Board of Pharmacy\nthat mirror or are more extensive in scope than similar regulations promulgated\npursuant to this subtitle.\n\nH. The Board’s power to regulate shall be broadly construed.\n\nHISTORY: 2021, Sp. Sess. 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