Pharmaceutical processors; permits processors to produce & distribute cannabis products.
Summary
Pharmaceutical processors; cannabis products.Permits pharmaceutical processors to produce and distribute cannabisproducts other than cannabis oil. The bill defines the terms "botanicalcannabis," "cannabis product," and "usable cannabis." The bill requiresthe Board of Pharmacy to establish testing standards for botanical cannabis and botanical cannabis products, establish a registrationprocess for botanical cannabis products, and promulgate emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill. The bill allowsthe Board of Pharmacy to assess and collect a one-time botanicalcannabis regulatory fee from each pharmaceutical processor, not toexceed $50,000, to cover costs associated with the implementationof the provisions of the bill, including costs for new personnel,training, promulgation of regulations and guidance documents, andinformation technology.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 13, 2021
Signed Mar 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 3, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 17, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
14
Committee
14
Mar 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 227 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (31-Y 8-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2218S1
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21200081D-S1
upper
Feb 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 11, 2021
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (12-Y 2-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (93-Y 3-N 2-A)
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2218H1
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21103713D-H1
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 15, 2021
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Health Professions
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102492D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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