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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 846<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2023, chapters 740<\/a> and 773<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":363094,"section_number":"4.1-1601","catch_line":"Certification for use of cannabis for treatment","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-1601\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1430295,"object_type":"law","relational_id":359170,"identifier":"32.1-162.6:1","token":"32.1\/5\/7\/32.1-162.6_1","url":"\/32.1-162.6_1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-162.6_1\/","token":"32.1\/5\/7\/32.1-162.6_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Possession or administration of cannabis oil","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-162.6:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Hospice and hospice facility<\/span> employees who are authorized to possess, distribute, or administer medications to patients shall be permitted to store, dispense, or administer cannabis oil to a patient who has been issued a valid written certification for the use of cannabis oil in accordance with \u00a7 4.1-1601<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOSSESSION OR ADMINISTRATION OF CANNABIS OIL (\u00a7 32.1-162.6:1)\n\nHospice and hospice facility employees who are authorized to possess,\ndistribute, or administer medications to patients shall be permitted to store,\ndispense, or administer cannabis oil to a patient who has been issued a valid\nwritten certification for the use of cannabis oil in accordance with \u00a7\n4.1-1601.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, c. 846; 2023, cc. 740, 773.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}