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HB 1807 Marijuana; illegal to transport into State unless authorized under Drug Control Act, penalty.

Introduced by: G. Manoli Loupassi | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Transporting marijuana into the Commonwealth; penalty. Provides that except as authorized in the Drug Control Act (§ 54.1-3400 et seq.) it is a Class 6 felony for any person to transport into the Commonwealth by any means with intent to sell or distribute one ounce or more but less than five pounds of marijuana. Currently, there is no penalty for transportation of less than five pounds of marijuana; however, transportation of five pounds or more of marijuana is punishable by five to 40 years imprisonment with a 3-year mandatory minimum term plus a $1,000,000 fine. Whereas this bill expands the application of the unlawful drug transportation statute to include a small amount of marijuana, it also expands, by reference to the code section amended in this bill, the application of the criminal gang predicate crimes, the presumption against bail, and the inability to petition for restoration of voting rights.


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