Pharmacy, Board of; cannabidiol oil and tetrahydrocannabinol oil, regulation of pharmaceutical.
Summary
Authorizes licensed physician assistants and licensed nurse practitioners to issue a written certification for use of cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil. The bill requires the Board to promulgate regulations establishing dosage limitations, which shall require that each dispensed dose of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil not exceed 10 milligrams of tetrahydrocannabinol. The bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry to convene a work group to review and recommend an appropriate structure for an oversight organization for the medical marijuana program in Virginia and report its findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate Committees on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and Education and Health and the House Committees on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and Health, Welfare and Institutions by November 1, 2019.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2019
Last action Feb 13, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 25, 2019
How they voted
32–1
Passed
Total votes 33
Jan 25, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1557S1
upper
Jan 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105737D-S1
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-1)
senate
Jan 18, 2019
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
upper
Jan 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 9, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102904D
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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