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2019 SESSION

19101732D
HOUSE BILL NO. 1826
Offered January 9, 2019
Prefiled January 2, 2019
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2 a section numbered 18.2-265.01, relating to marijuana; advertisement prohibited; penalty.
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Patron-- Orrock
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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2 a section numbered 18.2-265.01 as follows:

§ 18.2-265.01. Advertisement of marijuana prohibited; penalty.

No person other than a person who holds a permit as a pharmaceutical processor pursuant to Article 4.2 (§ 54.1-3442.5 et seq.) of Chapter 34 of Title 54.1 shall advertise through any verbal, written, graphic, or other manner the sale or distribution of marijuana in the Commonwealth. Any person violating this provision is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.