{"data":{"id":"us-va/3vac10-30-40","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"3VAC10-30-40","heading":"Prohibited practices for practitioners","body":"A. A practitioner who issues certifications shall not:\n\n1. Directly or indirectly accept, solicit, or receive anything of value from any person associated with a pharmaceutical processor or provider of paraphernalia, excluding information on products or educational materials on the benefits and risks of cannabis products;\n\n2. Offer a discount or any other thing of value to a qualifying patient, parent, guardian, or registered agent based on the patient's agreement or decision to use a particular pharmaceutical processor or cannabis product;\n\n3. Examine a qualifying patient for purposes of diagnosing the condition or disease at a location where medical cannabis products are dispensed or produced; or\n\n4. Directly or indirectly benefit from a patient obtaining a certification. Such prohibition shall not prohibit a practitioner from charging an appropriate fee for the patient visit.\n\nB. A practitioner who issues certifications and such practitioner's coworker, employee, spouse, parent, or child shall not have a direct or indirect financial interest in a pharmaceutical processor, a cannabis dispensing facility, or any other entity that may benefit from a qualifying patient's acquisition, purchase, or use of cannabis products, including any formal or informal agreement whereby a pharmaceutical processor or other person provides compensation if the practitioner issues a certification for a qualifying patient or steers a qualifying patient to a specific pharmaceutical processor or cannabis product.\n\nC. A practitioner shall not issue a certification for himself or for family members, employees, or coworkers.\n\nD. A practitioner shall not provide product samples containing cannabis other than those approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.","path":["Title 3. Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control","Agency 10. Virginia Cannabis Control Authority","Chapter 30. Applications, Licenses, Permits, and Registrations"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title3/agency10/chapter30/section40/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:15Z","sha256":"92935555e549120b645d510df422f98027edacf5a4649069e6fe3e77a947d9ee","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/3vac10-30-30","next":"us-va/3vac10-30-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}