AMENDMENT(S) PROPOSED BY THE SENATE

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"Intoxicated" means a condition in which a person has drunk enough alcoholic beverages to

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"Intoxicated" means a condition in which a person has drunk enough alcoholic beverages to

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the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, which shall distribute such appropriated funds to community services boards for the purpose of administering

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4.1-1003

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4.1-1004

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4. Line 7528, Judiciary substitute, after locality

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that has by referendum authorized the operation of retail marijuana stores

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23. That there shall be established a Cannabis Oversight Commission (the Commission), which shall consist of 18 members of the General Assembly as follows: three members appointed by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations; three members appointed by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary; three members appointed by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services; three members appointed by the Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations; three members appointed by the Chairman of the House Committee for Courts of Justice; and three members appointed by the Chairman of the House Committee on General Laws. The Commission shall exercise the function of overseeing the implementation of the provisions of this act and shall convene regularly in the exercise of that function. The Virginia Cannabis Control Authority (the Authority) shall report to the Commission at the Commission's request. The Commission shall expire on January 1, 2024. The provisions of this enactment shall become effective in due course.

24. That it shall be the duty of the officers conducting the November 2021 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.

The provisions of this enactment shall become effective in due course.