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Drug Law in Virginia 18.2-251.1
Drug Law in Virginia 18.2-251.1
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Possession or distribution of marijuana for medical purposes permitted.
A. No person shall be prosecuted under § 18.2-250 or § 18.2-250.1 for the
possession of marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinol when that possession
occurs pursuant to a valid prescription issued by a medical doctor in the course
of his professional practice for treatment of cancer or glaucoma.
B. No medical doctor shall be prosecuted under § 18.2-248 or § 18.2-248.1 for
dispensing or distributing marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinol for medical
purposes when such action occurs in the course of his professional practice
for treatment of cancer or glaucoma.
C. No pharmacist shall be prosecuted under §§ 18.2-248 to 18.2-248.1 for
dispensing or distributing marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinol to any person
who holds a valid prescription of a medical doctor for such substance issued in
the course of such doctor's professional practice for treatment of cancer or
glaucoma.
(1979, c. 435.)
possession of marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinol when that possession
occurs pursuant to a valid prescription issued by a medical doctor in the course
of his professional practice for treatment of cancer or glaucoma.
B. No medical doctor shall be prosecuted under § 18.2-248 or § 18.2-248.1 for
dispensing or distributing marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinol for medical
purposes when such action occurs in the course of his professional practice
for treatment of cancer or glaucoma.
C. No pharmacist shall be prosecuted under §§ 18.2-248 to 18.2-248.1 for
dispensing or distributing marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinol to any person
who holds a valid prescription of a medical doctor for such substance issued in
the course of such doctor's professional practice for treatment of cancer or
glaucoma.
(1979, c. 435.)