                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CRIMINAL LIABILITY; EXCEPTIONS (§ 4.1-1604)

No agent or employee of a pharmaceutical processor or cannabis dispensing
facility shall be prosecuted under Chapter 11 (§ 4.1-1100 et seq.) or §
18.2-248, 18.2-248.1, or 18.2-250 for possession or manufacture of marijuana or
for possession, manufacture, or distribution of cannabis products, subject to
any civil penalty, denied any right or privilege, or subject to any disciplinary
action by a professional licensing board if such agent or employee (i) possessed
or manufactured such marijuana for the purposes of producing cannabis products
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and Board regulations or (ii)
possessed, manufactured, or distributed such cannabis products that are
consistent with generally accepted cannabis industry standards in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter and Board regulations.

HISTORY: 2023, cc. 740, 773.