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2023 SESSION

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(SB903)

AMENDMENT(S) REJECTED BY THE SENATE

SEN. SUROVELL (RULED NOT GERMANE)

    1. Line 1829, substitute, after 4.

      insert

        That it shall be the duty of the officers conducting the November 2023 general election, at the places appointed for holding the same, to open a poll and take the sense of the qualified voters on the question stated below.

        QUESTION: "Should the state legalize the sale of recreational marijuana from privately licensed retailers, wholesalers, and growers for use by adults?"

        The ballots shall be prepared, distributed, and voted, and the results thereof ascertained and certified, in the manner prescribed by Title 24.2 of the Code of Virginia, and information on the proposed question shall be prepared and distributed in accordance with the provisions of § 30-19.10 of the Code of Virginia.

        The expenses incurred in conducting this referendum shall be defrayed as in the case of other November general elections.

        The results of the referendum shall be advisory only.

        5.