As required by the 15th enactment of Item 4-14 of the 2022 Appropriation Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, in conjunction with the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security and Secretary of Health and Human Resources, established a task force to analyze and make recommendations regarding whether any statutory or regulatory modifications are necessary to ensure the safe and responsible manufacture and sale of industrial hemp extracts and other substances containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) that are intended for human consumption, orally or by inhalation, in the Commonwealth.

The task force was required to focus on the current and recommended statutory and regulatory framework for the various isomers, salts, and salts of isomers of THC and to include representatives from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Office of the Attorney General, the Department of Forensic Science, the Cannabis Control Authority, and other stakeholders as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry. The task force consisted of the following members:

- Matthew J. Lohr, Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry (ex-officio member)
- Parker Slaybaugh, Chief Deputy Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman)
- Maggie Cleary, Deputy Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security
- James Williams, Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources
- Erin Williams, Senior Policy Analyst, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Ryan Davis, Program Manager, Office of Dairy and Foods, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Joshua Humphries, Office of the Attorney General
- Richard Schweiker, Office of the Attorney General
- Linda Jackson, Director, Virginia Department of Forensic Science
- Jeremy Preiss, Acting Head, Chief Officer – Regulatory, Policy, and External Affairs, Virginia Cannabis Control Authority
- Caroline Juran, Executive Director, Virginia Board of Pharmacy
- Kristin Clay, Policy Analyst Senior, Office of Environmental Health Services, Virginia Department of Health
- Daniel Wilson, First Sergeant, Virginia State Police
- Julia Gunderson, First Sergeant, Virginia State Police
- Shane Wyatt, Virginia Department of General Services, Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services
- Elliot Casey, Commonwealth's Attorneys' Services Council

The Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry is required to report the findings and recommendations of the task force to the Governor and the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services and the House Committee on General Laws by November 15, 2022.