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2023 Special Session I

Budget Bill - HB6001 (Chapter 1)

Virginia Cannabis Control Authority

Item 397

Item 397

First Year - FY2023Second Year - FY2024
Cannabis Regulation and Enforcement (30800)$8,200,000$11,200,000
$5,300,000
Administrative Services (30801)FY2023 $8,200,000FY2024 $11,200,000
$5,300,000
Fund Sources:  
GeneralFY2023 $8,200,000FY2024 $11,200,000
$5,300,000

Authority: §§4.1-601 through 4.1-1503, Code of Virginia.


Out of the amounts appropriated in this item, $8,200,000 the first year and $11,200,000 $5,300,000 the second year from the general fund is provided for the startup and general operations of the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. Included in these amounts, $3,000,000 the second year from the general fund is provided for low-interest and zero-interest loans to assist applicants and licensees, to be distributed by the Authority consistent with existing law. The Director, Department of Planning and Budget, is authorized to transfer up to $2,500,000 from any general fund balance originally appropriated in Item 479 U., Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I to the Cannabis Control Authority to cover one-time costs of a seed-to-sale tracking system.