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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>74647</law_id><section_number>18.2-248.4</section_number><catch_line>Advertisement of imitation controlled substances prohibited; penalty</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="18.2">Crimes and Offenses Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="7">Crimes Involving Health and Safety</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">Drugs</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>It shall be a Class 1 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span> for any person knowingly to sell or display for sale, or to distribute, whether or not any charge is made therefor, any book, pamphlet, handbill or other printed matter which he knows is intended to promote the distribution of an imitation controlled substance.</p></section></text><history>1982, c. 462.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
