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VA HJR299
Joint Resolution
Status
Passed
3/12/2026
Primary Sponsor
Katrina Callsen
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AI Summary
- Commends Richard Bonnie, Harrison Foundation Professor of Medicine and Law Emeritus at the University of Virginia School of Law, on his 2023 retirement from teaching
- Recognizes his military service as a captain in the U.S. Air Force, working in the Air Force General Counsel's office at the Pentagon
- Acknowledges his influential scholarship on drug policy, including co-authoring "The Marijuana Conviction: A History of Marijuana Prohibition in the United States" (1974) and serving as associate director of President Nixon's National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse
- Notes his leadership as director of UVA's Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy and chair of the Supreme Court of Virginia's Commission on Mental Health Law Reform (2006-2011)
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Delegates to prepare a copy of the resolution for presentation to Richard Bonnie
Legislative Description
Commending Richard Bonnie.
Last Action
Agreed to by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
3/12/2026
Full Bill Text
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