Virginia legal term
Cannabimimetic agents in Virginia Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Virginia legislative session
In Virginia criminal law, “Cannabimimetic agents” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Virginia criminal code.
What does “Cannabimimetic agents” mean in Virginia criminal law?
"Cannabimimetic agents" includes any substance that is within any of the following structural classes: 2-(3-hydroxycyclohexyl)phenol with substitution at the 5-position of the phenolic ring by alkyl or alkenyl, whether or not substituted on the cyclohexyl ring to any extent; 3-(1-naphthoyl)indole or 1H-indol-3-yl-(1-naphthyl)methane with substitution at the nitrogen atom of the indole ring, whether or not further substituted on the indole ring to any extent, whether or not substituted on the naphthoyl or naphthyl ring to any extent; 3-(1-naphthoyl)pyrrole with substitution at the nitrogen atom (Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-3446)
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