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§ 18.2-248.1:1 Repealed.
§ 18.2-248.2 Repealed.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§ 18.2-248.6 Repealed.
§ 18.2-248.8 Repealed.
§ 18.2-249 Repealed.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§ 18.2-250.1 Repealed.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§ 18.2-253 Repealed.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

  • Abused or neglected child: means any child less than 18 years of age:

    1. See Virginia Code 63.2-100

  • Adoptive home: means any family home selected and approved by a parent, local board or a licensed child-placing agency for the placement of a child with the intent of adoption. See Virginia Code 63.2-100
  • Adult: means a person 18 years of age or more. See Virginia Code 1-203
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Child-protective services: means the identification, receipt and immediate response to complaints and reports of alleged child abuse or neglect for children under 18 years of age. See Virginia Code 63.2-100
  • City: means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-208
  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of the Department, his designee or authorized representative. See Virginia Code 63.2-100
  • Committee membership: Legislators are assigned to specific committees by their party. Seniority, regional balance, and political philosophy are the most prominent factors in the committee assignment process.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • counterfeit controlled substance: means a controlled substance that, without authorization, bears, is packaged in a container or wrapper that bears, or is otherwise labeled to bear, the trademark, trade name, or other identifying mark, imprint or device or any likeness thereof, of a drug manufacturer, processor, packer, or distributor other than the manufacturer, processor, packer, or distributor who did in fact so manufacture, process, pack or distribute such drug. See Virginia Code 18.2-247
  • Court: means the juvenile and domestic relations district court of the county or city. See Virginia Code 63.2-1501
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Department: means the State Department of Social Services. See Virginia Code 63.2-100
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. Source: OCC
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. Source: OCC
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • imitation controlled substance: when used in this article means (i) a counterfeit controlled substance or (ii) a pill, capsule, tablet, or substance in any form whatsoever which is not a controlled substance subject to abuse, and:

    1. See Virginia Code 18.2-247

  • in writing: include any representation of words, letters, symbols, numbers, or figures, whether (i) printed or inscribed on a tangible medium or (ii) stored in an electronic or other medium and retrievable in a perceivable form and whether an electronic signature authorized by Virginia Code 1-257
  • Includes: means includes, but not limited to. See Virginia Code 1-218
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • isomer: means the optical, position, and geometric isomers. See Virginia Code 18.2-247
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Local board: means the local board of social services representing one or more counties or cities. See Virginia Code 63.2-100
  • Local department: means the local department of social services of any county or city in the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 63.2-100
  • Local director: means the director or his designated representative of the local department of the city or county. See Virginia Code 63.2-100
  • Locality: means a county, city, or town as the context may require. See Virginia Code 1-221
  • marijuana: when used in this article means any part of a plant of the genus Cannabis, whether growing or not, its seeds or resin; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant, its seeds, its resin, or any extract containing one or more cannabinoids. See Virginia Code 18.2-247
  • Oath: includes affirmation. See Virginia Code 1-228
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Parental placement: means locating or effecting the placement of a child or the placing of a child in a family home by the child's parent or legal guardian for the purpose of foster care or adoption. See Virginia Code 63.2-100
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • Prevention: means efforts that (i) promote health and competence in people and (ii) create, promote and strengthen environments that nurture people in their development. See Virginia Code 63.2-1501
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Public assistance: means Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); auxiliary grants to the aged, blind, and disabled; medical assistance; energy assistance; food stamps; employment services; child care; and general relief. See Virginia Code 63.2-100
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Sibling: means each of two or more children having one or more parents in common. See Virginia Code 63.2-100
  • Social services: means foster care, adoption, adoption assistance, child-protective services, domestic violence services, or any other services program implemented in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board. See Virginia Code 63.2-100
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Supreme Court: means the Supreme Court of Virginia. See Virginia Code 1-249
  • sworn: means "affirm" or "affirmed. See Virginia Code 1-250
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • tetrahydrocannabinol: means any naturally occurring or synthetic tetrahydrocannabinol, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation and any preparation, mixture, or substance containing, or mixed or infused with, any detectable amount of tetrahydrocannabinol. See Virginia Code 18.2-247
  • Town: means any existing town or an incorporated community within one or more counties which became a town before noon, July 1, 1971, as provided by law or which has within defined boundaries a population of 1,000 or more and which has become a town as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-254
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-255