Virginia Administrative Code › Title 3 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE AND CANNABIS CONTROL › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA CANNABIS CONTROL AUTHORITY › Chapter 30 - APPLICATIONS, LICENSES, PERMITS, AND REGISTRATIONS › Section 3VAC10-30-110 - Application process for pharmaceutical processor permits

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The application process for permits shall
				occur in the following three stages: submission of initial application, award
				of conditional approval, and grant of a pharmaceutical processor
				permit.
B. Submission of initial
				application.
1. A pharmaceutical processor
				permit applicant shall submit the required application fee and materials with
				the following information and documentation:
a. The name and address of the applicant and
				the applicant's owners;
b. The
				location within the health service area established by the State Board of
				Health that is to be operated under such permit;
c. Detailed information regarding the
				applicant's financial position indicating all assets, liabilities, income, and
				net worth to demonstrate the financial capacity of the applicant to build and
				operate a facility to cultivate cannabis plants intended only for the
				production and dispensing of cannabis products pursuant to §§
											4.1-1602 and
				4.1-1603 of the Code of Virginia,
				which may include evidence of an escrow account, letter of credit, or
				performance surety bond;
d. Details
				regarding the applicant's plans for security to maintain adequate control
				against the diversion, theft, or loss of the cannabis plants and the cannabis
				products;
e. Documents sufficient
				to establish that the applicant is authorized to conduct business in Virginia
				and that all applicable state and local building, fire, and zoning requirements
				and local ordinances are met or will be met prior to issuance of a
				permit;
f. Information necessary
				for the board to conduct a criminal background check on the
				applicant;
g. Information about any
				previous or current involvement in the medical cannabis industry;
h. Whether the applicant has ever applied for
				a permit or registration related to medical cannabis in any state, and if so,
				the status of that application, permit, or registration, to include any
				disciplinary action taken by any state on the permit, the registration, or an
				associated license;
i. Any business
				and marketing plans related to the operation of the pharmaceutical processor or
				the sale of cannabis products;
j.
				Text and graphic materials showing the exterior appearance of the proposed
				pharmaceutical processor;
k. A
				blueprint of the proposed pharmaceutical processor that shall show and identify
				(i) the square footage of each area of the facility; (ii) the location of all
				safes or vaults used to store the cannabis plants and products; (iii) the
				location of all areas that may contain cannabis plants or cannabis products;
				(iv) the placement of walls, partitions, and counters; and (v) all areas of
				ingress and egress;
l. Documents
				related to any compassionate need program the pharmaceutical processor intends
				to offer;
m. Information about the
				applicant's expertise in agriculture and other production techniques required
				to produce cannabis products and to safely dispense such products;
				and
n. Such other documents and
				information required by the board to determine the applicant's suitability for
				permitting or to protect public health and safety.