Va. Code Ann. § 4.1-1703
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(Effective July 1, 2027) Authority to have access to retail facilities.
Official statutory text
A. The Authority or its designee shall have access during business hours to a registered regulated hemp product retail facility and to a business that offers for sale or sells at retail a substance intended for human consumption, orally or by inhalation, that is advertised or labeled as containing a cannabinoid for the purpose of:
1. Inspecting to determine if any of the provisions of this chapter are being violated; and
2. Securing samples of any regulated hemp product or substance intended for human consumption, orally or by inhalation, that is advertised or labeled as containing a cannabinoid. It shall be the duty of the Authority or its designee to make or cause to be made examinations or laboratory analysis of samples secured under the provisions of this section to determine whether any provision of this chapter is being violated.
B. This section shall not apply to products that are (i) approved for marketing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and scheduled in the Drug Control Act (§ 54.1-3400 et seq.) or (ii) dispensed pursuant to Article 4.2 (§ 54.1-3442.5 et seq.) of Chapter 34 of Title 54.1.
2026, Sp. Sess. I, c. 1 .
1. Inspecting to determine if any of the provisions of this chapter are being violated; and
2. Securing samples of any regulated hemp product or substance intended for human consumption, orally or by inhalation, that is advertised or labeled as containing a cannabinoid. It shall be the duty of the Authority or its designee to make or cause to be made examinations or laboratory analysis of samples secured under the provisions of this section to determine whether any provision of this chapter is being violated.
B. This section shall not apply to products that are (i) approved for marketing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and scheduled in the Drug Control Act (§ 54.1-3400 et seq.) or (ii) dispensed pursuant to Article 4.2 (§ 54.1-3442.5 et seq.) of Chapter 34 of Title 54.1.
2026, Sp. Sess. I, c. 1 .
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