Virginia’s Cannabis Industry: A 2019 Legislative Session Rundown March 22, 2019 Rebecca Gwilt Hemp Policy & Legal, Virginia 0 Comments Bipartisan support for Medical Cannabis and Hemp legislation likely to spur growth In Virginia’s 2019 General Assembly (GA) Session, five of six proposed cannabis-related bills passed and will soon reach the desk of the Governor, ushering in some significant changes… Read More→
New Law Removes Major Barrier for Hemp-based CBD Industry December 17, 2018 Rebecca Gwilt Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Rebecca Gwilt On December 12, 2018, Congress passed the 2018 Farm Bill (The “Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018” or the “Bill”), which includes provisions that exempt Cannabis plants with lower than 0.3% THC content (also called “Hemp”) from the… Read More→
Evolution of Cannabis Law and Regulations in Virginia September 27, 2018 Rebecca Gwilt Virginia 0 Comments The Road to In-State Production of Medical Cannabis and “Let Doctors Decide” On September 25, 2018, the Virginia Board of Pharmacy met in closed session for more than five hours before awarding five conditional permits to five separate companies who… Read More→
Virginia Board of Pharmacy Grants Five Pharmaceutical Processor Conditional Permits September 25, 2018 Rebecca Gwilt Policy & Legal, Virginia 0 Comments By Rebecca Gwilt, Esq. On September 25, 2018, the Virginia Board of Pharmacy met in closed session for more than 5 hours before awarding five conditional permits to 5 separate companies who will likely become the first pharmaceutical processors in… Read More→
Virginia Medical Cannabis Update July 31, 2018 Rebecca Gwilt Virginia 0 Comments Physician Registration Changes and Proposed Regulatory Changes Virginia’s medical cannabis program is moving forward, with a notice of proposed regulations and a new physician registration form. However, the Board of Pharmacy, whose ad hoc committee is currently evaluating pharmaceutical processor… Read More→