Signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with senate amendments and final pass a bill that requires the Board of Pharmacy to consider certain factors in determining whether to authorize an additional cultivation location.

Highlights:

• Requires the Board of Pharmacy to consider certain factors in determining whether to authorize an additional cultivation location, including (Sec. 2):

• The location of the proposed additional cannabis cultivation location;

• The distance of the proposed additional cannabis cultivation location from the pharmaceutical processor;

• Access to a secure transportation network between the proposed additional cannabis cultivation location and the pharmaceutical processor;

• Whether the proposed location for the additional cannabis cultivation facility is

• economically viable;

• Whether there is a demonstrated demand for additional cannabis cultivation, and

• Any additional factors determined by the Board to be relevant in making its determination.

• Specifies the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the governor (Sec. 2).

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