Virginia criminal code — article
Article 1: Drugs
Article 1 of Chapter 7: Crimes Involving Health and Safety, Code of Virginia. Statutory text on each section page is current through the legislative session it names.
Sections of Article 1
- Va. Code Ann. § 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
- Va. Code Ann. § 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
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-248.01 — Transporting controlled substances into the Commonwealth; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-248.02 — Allowing a minor or incapacitated person to be present during manufacture or attempted manufacture of methamphetamine or fentanyl prohibited; penalties
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-248.03 — Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute methamphetamine; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-248.04 — Methamphetamine Cleanup Fund established
- Va. Code Ann. § 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
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-248.1 — (Repeal effective July 1, 2027) Penalties for sale, gift, distribution or possession with intent to sell, give or distribute marijuana
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-248.1:1 — Repealed
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-248.2 — Repealed
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-248.3 — Professional use of imitation controlled substances
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-248.4 — Advertisement of imitation controlled substances prohibited; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-248.5 — Illegal stimulants and steroids; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-248.6 — Repealed
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-248.8 — Repealed
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-249 — Repealed
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-250 — Possession of controlled substances unlawful
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-250.1 — Repealed
- Va. Code Ann. § 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
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-251.01 — Substance abuse screening and assessment for felony convictions
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-251.02 — Drug Offender Assessment and Treatment Fund
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-251.03 — Arrest and prosecution when experiencing or reporting an overdose or act of sexual violence
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-251.1 — (Repeal effective July 1, 2027) Possession or distribution of marijuana for medical purposes permitted
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-251.1:1 — Possession or distribution of cannabis oil; public schools
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-251.1:2 — Possession or distribution of medical cannabis; hospitals, nursing homes, and certified nursing facilities; hospice and hospice facilities; assisted living facilities
- Va. Code Ann. § 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
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-251.2 — Possession and distribution of flunitrazepam; enhanced penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-251.3 — Possession and distribution of gamma-butyrolactone; 1, 4-butanediol; enhanced penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-251.4 — Defeating drug and alcohol screening tests; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-251.5 — Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing medetomidine or xylazine; penalties
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-251.6 — Selling, giving, or distributing tianeptine product; civil penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-252 — Suspended sentence conditioned upon substance abuse screening, assessment, testing, and treatment or education
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-253 — Repealed
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-254 — Commitment of convicted person for treatment for substance abuse
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-254.1 — Recovery Court Act
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-254.2 — Specialty dockets; report
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-254.3 — Behavioral Health Docket Act
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-255 — Distribution of certain drugs to persons under 18 prohibited; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-255.1 — Distribution, sale or display of printed material advertising instruments for use in administering marijuana or controlled substances to minors; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-255.2 — Prohibiting the sale or manufacture of drugs on or near certain properties; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-256 — Conspiracy
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-257 — Attempts
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-258 — Certain premises deemed common nuisance; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-258.01 — Enjoining nuisances involving illegal drug transactions
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-258.02 — Maintaining a fortified drug house; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-258.1 — Obtaining drugs, procuring administration of controlled substances, etc., by fraud, deceit or forgery
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-258.2 — Assisting individuals in unlawfully procuring prescription drugs; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-259 — Penalties to be in addition to civil or administrative sanctions
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-259.1 — Repealed
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-260 — Prescribing, dispensing, etc., drug except as authorized in article and Drug Control Act; violations for which no penalty provided
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-260.1 — Falsifying patient records
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-261 — Monetary penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-262 — Witnesses not excused from testifying or producing evidence because of self-incrimination
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-263 — Unnecessary to negative exception, etc.; burden of proof of exception, etc
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-264 — Inhaling drugs or other noxious chemical substances or causing, etc. others to do so prohibited; sale, distribution, etc. of nitrous oxide prohibited; penalties
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-264.01 — Repealed
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-264.1 — Repealed
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-265 — Repealed
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