SB 543: Marijuana and hemp products; enforcement.

Summary

Marijuana and hemp products; enforcement. Amends various provisions of law to increase enforcement and penalties related to the illegal sale of marijuana or marijuana products by persons licensed or permitted by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, and the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority (CCA). The bill requires the Board of Directors of the CCA (the Board) to create and require a decal for retail marijuana stores, microbusinesses, pharmaceutical processors, and cannabis dispensing facilities to prominently display on the premises of such establishments where marijuana, marijuana products, marijuana paraphernalia, immature marijuana plants, or marijuana seeds are sold to consumers that allows consumers to electronically verify the validity of such establishment's license or permit from the Board. The bill requires such decal to be displayed with a civil penalty of $10,000 for each day that such decal is not displayed in the establishment. The bill also creates a $10,000 civil penalty for creating or falsifying such decal. The bill allows the Board to issue a notice of violation and order to cease unlicensed activity to any person who is engaged in the cultivation, processing, distribution, or selling of marijuana or marijuana products in violation of current law, and if the Board issues such notice and order, it may also order the seizure of such marijuana or marijuana products. Any person who intentionally removes such notice and order or sticker without authorization of the Board is subject to a civil penalty prescribed by the Board, not to exceed $5,000. The bill specifies that the Chief Executive Officer of the Board or investigators appointed by him shall be sworn to enforce the provisions of the Cannabis Control Act and Board regulations and have the authority to investigate violations of the statutes and regulations the CCA is required to enforce. The bill also requires the Board…

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