Cannabis laws and bills in Virginia

Every bill in the Virginia Legislature that falls inside the Cannabis Legislation Tracker's scope, with where each one currently stands.

Bills in Scope

Past Committee

14 April 2026

Most Recent Action

Cannabis laws enacted in Virginia in 2026

2 Cannabis bills were enacted in Virginia this year, the latest with a last action on 13 April 2026. Each links to the Virginia Legislature's own page.

HB 75Medical cannabis; administration to terminally ill patients, report.13 April 2026
SB 332Medical marijuana; administration to terminally ill patients.13 April 2026

Cannabis bills in Virginia

4Enacted

9Cleared both chambers

9Past committee

15Introduced or inactive

37 bills in scope

Enacted

HB 75Medical cannabis; administration to terminally ill patients, report.13 April 2026Enacted SB 332Medical marijuana; administration to terminally ill patients.13 April 2026Enacted HB 1946Retail tobacco and hemp products; smoking by a person younger than 21 years of age, prohibitions.24 March 2025Enacted SB 1060Retail tobacco and hemp products; smoking by a person younger than 21 years of age, prohibitions.24 March 2025Enacted

Cleared both chambers

HB 642Cannabis control; establishes framework for creation of retail marijuana market, penalties, report.14 April 2026Vetoed SB 542Cannabis control; establishes framework for creation of retail marijuana market, penalties, report.14 April 2026Vetoed HB 26Marijuana-related offenses; modification of sentence, sunset.13 April 2026Vetoed HB 391Medical cannabis program; product labels, delivery.13 April 2026Vetoed SB 543Marijuana and hemp products; enforcement.13 April 2026Vetoed SB 62Marijuana-related offenses; modification of sentence, sunset.13 April 2026Vetoed HB 1989Medical cannabis program; changes requirements for product labels, dispensing cannabis products.2 May 2025Vetoed HB 2485Cannabis control; establishes framework for creating retail market, penalties.2 April 2025Vetoed HB 2555Marijuana-related offenses; modification of sentence, sunset.2 April 2025Vetoed

Past committee

SB 142Retail tobacco/hemp; sale of products intended for smoking to persons younger than 21 years of age.14 March 2026Passed chamber HB 1432Marijuana or marijuana products; underage possession, consequences, procedures.17 February 2026Passed committee HB 1432Marijuana or marijuana products; underage possession, consequences, procedures.17 February 2026Passed committee HJ 561Commending hemp farmers in Virginia.19 March 2025Passed chamber HJ 497Retail cannabis market; joint commission established to oversee transition of the Commonwealth.12 March 2025Passed chamber SB 1395Illegal sale of cannabis; retail tobacco & hemp products, possession by person under 21yrs. of age.24 February 2025Passed chamber SB 1147Retail tobacco products and hemp products; prohibiting sale or distribution, etc.18 February 2025Passed chamber SB 1483Hemp products; regulated retail facility registration, fee.18 February 2025Passed chamber SB 1442Public Safety & Homeland Security & HHR, Secretaries of; combat sale of illicit cannabis products.17 February 2025Passed chamber

Introduced or inactive

3 of 15 shown

SB 826Marijuana; creates framework for retail sales.12 February 2026In committee SB 145Marijuana field test; testimony as to the results; consuming, etc., while in a motor vehicle.28 January 2026In committee SB 145Marijuana field test; testimony as to the results; consuming, etc., while in a motor vehicle.28 January 2026In committee

Showing the 25 furthest along of 37. Subscribers see all of them, filtered and searchable. Bill titles link to the Virginia Legislature's own page.

Coverage depth varies by jurisdiction. How this is measured, and where it is thinner.

What's In Scope

How Cannabis Legislation bills are selected

In scope is any bill regulating the cultivation, manufacture, testing, distribution, sale, possession or taxation of cannabis and cannabis products: adult-use and medical programmes, licence classes and the agency that issues them, excise rates and revenue allocation, social equity licensing and automatic expungement, intoxicating hemp and cannabinoid products, potency limits, packaging and labelling, impaired driving, workplace and tenancy protections for lawful use, and banking and insurance access for licensees.

Scope is defined by a written topic profile that every bill is measured against. The profiles are drafted by a model and validated by retrieval measurement against a judged set of bills, not reviewed by an attorney. LawSignals is a research tool and does not provide legal advice.

Other practice areas in Virginia

Cannabis legislation in other jurisdictions

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