skip to Main Content
Cannabis Oil Bill Passes Virginia Legislature, Heads to Governor For Approval

A bill meant to pave the way for producing therapeutic marijuana oils in Virginia cleared its last legislative hurdle on Tuesday.

The Senate voted 39 to 0 in favor of the bill, with Sen. Bryce E. Reeves (R-Spotsylvania) not voting. Parents with severely epileptic children, who have struggled to obtain the oils used to treat the condition, broke into tears as they watched the vote from the Senate gallery.

Last year, the General Assembly passed a law intended to make it easier for people with severe forms of epilepsy to use two oils derived from marijuana, which lack the plant’s intoxicating properties but help alleviate debilitating seizures. The bill provided a way for epileptics or their legal guardians to avoid prosecution for possession of cannabidiol oil (also known as CBD) and THC-A oil. [Read more at The Washington Post]

This Post Has One Comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recent Stories

High & Dry: Banking crisis to further choke funding for cannabis sector

March 24 (Reuters) – The global banking turmoil threatens to squeeze U.S. cannabis companies already struggling with meager funding sources by drying up support from regional lenders and tightening fundraising…

Beshear signs bill raising legal age to buy marijuana alternative in Kentucky

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed a bill into law Thursday to make it illegal for people under age 21 to buy products containing delta-8 THC, a marijuana alternative. The bill,…

Minnesota Supreme Court Reverses Vape Liquid Conviction

By Jesse Mondry, Attorney at Harris Bricken As Minnesota approaches the legalization of marijuana, the Minnesota Supreme Court has just ruled on a case we covered in September 2021.  The case involves the difference…

Mold in marijuana? Connecticut’s rules are less strict than other states

Connecticut is joined by only Florida and Maryland in setting the mold limit as high as 100,000 CFU/g. But safety standards vary widely across the nation. Branford resident Alex London…

More Categories

Back To Top
×Close search
Search