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CBD Laws in Virginia

How Virginia law treats cbd, from the state code and official state agencies.

Short answer: Hemp CBD products are legal in Virginia if, when sold at retail, they contain no more than 0.3 percent total THC and no more than two milligrams of total THC per package (the earlier alternative allowing more THC if CBD was at least 25 times the THC was dropped effective August 15, 2026). Va. Code §§ 4.1-600; 3.2-4112; 3.2-4122; 3.2-4123; 3.2-4124

CBDHemp CBD products are legal in Virginia if, when sold at retail, they contain no more than 0.3 percent total THC and no more than two milligrams of total THC per package (the earlier alternative allowing more THC if CBD was at least 25 times the THC was dropped effective August 15, 2026). Stores selling edible or smokable hemp products, or any product for eating or inhaling advertised as containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid, need a regulated hemp product retail facility registration ($1,000 a year). Products need ingredient and THC labeling (and child-resistant packaging if they contain THC); topical products must say they are not for human consumption.
Prior definition (effective until August 15, 2026) read at https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacodefull/title3.2/chapter41.1/article1/ .
Source: Va. Code §§ 4.1-600; 3.2-4112; 3.2-4122; 3.2-4123; 3.2-4124

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Is CBD legal in Virginia?
Hemp CBD products are legal in Virginia if, when sold at retail, they contain no more than 0.3 percent total THC and no more than two milligrams of total THC per package (the earlier alternative allowing more THC if CBD was at least 25 times the THC was dropped effective August 15, 2026). Stores selling edible or smokable hemp products, or any product for eating or inhaling advertised as containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid, need a regulated hemp product retail facility registration ($1,000 a year). Products need ingredient and THC labeling (and child-resistant packaging if they contain THC); topical products must say they are not for human consumption.

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