Virginia Senate Bill 597 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-01-29 - Incorporated by Courts of Justice
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Possession or distribution of marijuana for medical purposes; affirmative defense for treatment of certain conditions. Provides an affirmative defense to prosecution for possession of marijuana if a person has a valid written certification issued by a practitioner for cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil for treatment of, or to alleviate the symptoms of, cancer, glaucoma, human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, hepatitis C, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Crohn's disease, Alzheimer's disease, nail patella, cachexia or wasting syndrome, multiple sclerosis, or complex regional pain syndrome. Under current law, only the treatment of intractable epilepsy is covered by the affirmative defense. This bill was incorporated into SB 726.

Marijuana; possession or distribution for medical purposes.

Sen. Jill Vogel [R]

2018-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-29	Senate	Incorporated by Courts of Justice
2018-01-09	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2018-01-09	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103328D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	250.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	3408.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	3442.7	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+SB597
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB597+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S03V0212+SB0597