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This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Drugs.” It is part of Chapter 7 “Crimes Involving Health and Safety”, which is part of Title 18.2 “Crimes and Offenses Generally”.
It’s comprised of the following 57 sections.
§ 18.2-247 Use of terms "controlled substances," "marijuana," "Schedules I, II, III, IV, V, and VI," "imitation controlled substance," and "counterfeit controlled substance" in Title 18.2
§ 18.2-248 Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance prohibited; penalties
§ 18.2-248.01 Transporting controlled substances into the Commonwealth; penalty
§ 18.2-248.02 Allowing a minor or incapacitated person to be present during manufacture or attempted manufacture of methamphetamine or fentanyl prohibited; penalties
§ 18.2-248.03 Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute methamphetamine; penalty
§ 18.2-248.04 Methamphetamine Cleanup Fund established
§ 18.2-248.05 Prohibited equipment related to manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance; penalties
§ 18.2-248.1 Penalties for sale, gift, distribution or possession with intent to sell, give or distribute marijuana
§ 18.2-248.1:1 Repealed
§ 18.2-248.2 Repealed
§ 18.2-248.3 Professional use of imitation controlled substances
§ 18.2-248.4 Advertisement of imitation controlled substances prohibited; penalty
§ 18.2-248.5 Illegal stimulants and steroids; penalty
§ 18.2-248.6 Repealed
§ 18.2-248.8 Repealed
§ 18.2-249 Repealed
§ 18.2-250 Possession of controlled substances unlawful
§ 18.2-250.1 Repealed
§ 18.2-251 Persons charged with first offense may be placed on probation; conditions; substance abuse screening, assessment treatment and education programs or services; drug tests; costs and fees; violations; discharge
§ 18.2-251.01 Substance abuse screening and assessment for felony convictions
§ 18.2-251.02 Drug Offender Assessment and Treatment Fund
§ 18.2-251.03 Arrest and prosecution when experiencing or reporting an overdose or act of sexual violence
§ 18.2-251.1 Possession or distribution of marijuana for medical purposes permitted
§ 18.2-251.1:1 Possession or distribution of cannabis oil; public schools
§ 18.2-251.1:2 Possession or distribution of cannabis oil; nursing homes and certified nursing facilities; hospice and hospice facilities; assisted living facilities
§ 18.2-251.1:3 Possession or distribution of cannabis oil, or industrial hemp; laboratories; Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Department of Law employees
§ 18.2-251.2 Possession and distribution of flunitrazepam; enhanced penalty
§ 18.2-251.3 Possession and distribution of gamma-butyrolactone; 1, 4-butanediol; enhanced penalty
§ 18.2-251.4 Defeating drug and alcohol screening tests; penalty
§ 18.2-251.5 Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing xylazine; penalties
§ 18.2-252 Suspended sentence conditioned upon substance abuse screening, assessment, testing, and treatment or education
§ 18.2-253 Repealed
§ 18.2-254 Commitment of convicted person for treatment for substance abuse
§ 18.2-254.1 Recovery Court Act
§ 18.2-254.2 Specialty dockets; report
§ 18.2-254.3 Behavioral Health Docket Act
§ 18.2-255 Distribution of certain drugs to persons under 18 prohibited; penalty
§ 18.2-255.1 Distribution, sale or display of printed material advertising instruments for use in administering marijuana or controlled substances to minors; penalty
§ 18.2-255.2 Prohibiting the sale or manufacture of drugs on or near certain properties; penalty
§ 18.2-256 Conspiracy
§ 18.2-257 Attempts
§ 18.2-258 Certain premises deemed common nuisance; penalty
§ 18.2-258.01 Enjoining nuisances involving illegal drug transactions
§ 18.2-258.02 Maintaining a fortified drug house; penalty
§ 18.2-258.1 Obtaining drugs, procuring administration of controlled substances, etc., by fraud, deceit or forgery
§ 18.2-258.2 Assisting individuals in unlawfully procuring prescription drugs; penalty
§ 18.2-259 Penalties to be in addition to civil or administrative sanctions
§ 18.2-259.1 Repealed
§ 18.2-260 Prescribing, dispensing, etc., drug except as authorized in article and Drug Control Act; violations for which no penalty provided
§ 18.2-260.1 Falsifying patient records
§ 18.2-261 Monetary penalty
§ 18.2-262 Witnesses not excused from testifying or producing evidence because of self-incrimination
§ 18.2-263 Unnecessary to negative exception, etc.; burden of proof of exception, etc
§ 18.2-264 Inhaling drugs or other noxious chemical substances or causing, etc., others to do so; distribution of nitrous oxide to persons under 18 prohibited; penalties
§ 18.2-264.01 Repealed
§ 18.2-264.1 Repealed
§ 18.2-265 Repealed