{"data":{"id":"us-va/3vac10-50-110","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"3VAC10-50-110","heading":"Disposal of cannabis products","body":"A. To mitigate the risk of diversion, a pharmaceutical processor shall routinely and promptly dispose of undesired, excess, unauthorized, obsolete, adulterated, misbranded, or deteriorated green waste, extracts, and cannabis products, as applicable. Green waste includes cannabis plants, seeds, and parts of plants. Green waste shall be weighed, ground, and combined with a minimum of 51% non-cannabis waste to render the mixture inactive and unrecognizable. Once rendered unrecognizable, green waste shall be considered agricultural waste and may be disposed of accordingly.\n\nB. The destruction and disposal of green waste, extracts, and cannabis products, as applicable, shall be conducted under video surveillance. The persons destroying and disposing of the green waste, extracts, or cannabis products shall maintain and make available a separate record of each occurrence of destruction and disposal indicating:\n\n1. The date and time of destruction and disposal;\n\n2. The manner of destruction and disposal;\n\n3. The name and quantity of cannabis product and green waste destroyed and disposed of; and\n\n4. The signatures of the persons destroying and disposing of the green waste, extracts, or cannabis products.\n\nC. Disposal of green waste may be by incineration, inert composting, or any other means of disposal or destruction.\n\nD. A pharmaceutical processor may sell or otherwise distribute inert composted green waste.\n\nE. The record of destruction and disposal shall be maintained at the pharmaceutical processor or cannabis dispensing facility for three years from the date of destruction and disposal.","path":["Title 3. Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control","Agency 10. Virginia Cannabis Control Authority","Chapter 50. Cannabis Products","Part II. Cultivation, Production, and Dispensing of Cannabis Products"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title3/agency10/chapter50/section110/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:16Z","sha256":"45071a6e11feccd54abfabf8077260782a1eee55fd018a33292dbd8994a95802","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/3vac10-50-100","next":"us-va/3vac10-50-120"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}