HB301:

Virginia Cannabis Control Authority; membership criteria for Board members, allocation of revenues.

Bill Summary:

Board of Directors of the Virginia Cannabis
Control Authority; Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council; membership
criteria; allocation of revenue. Requires that one member of
the Board of Directors of the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority
(the Board) be a person who has recovered from a substance use disorder
and is not employed by a government entity. The bill increases from
21 to 25 the number of members on the Cannabis Public Health Advisory
Council and requires that four members be persons who have recovered
from a substance use disorder and are not employed by a government
entity. The bill requires that 40 percent of the Board's net profits
distributed to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental
Services be allocated to private certified recovery residences that
provide low-cost evidence-based substance use disorder treatment and
recovery services and satisfy certain other requirements set forth
in the bill.