West Virginia Statutes

§ 16A-12-2 — Criminal diversion of medical cannabis

West Virginia § 16A-12-2
JurisdictionWest Virginia
Ch. 16AMEDICAL CANNABIS ACT
Art. 12OFFENSES RELATED TO MEDICAL CANNABIS

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W. Va. Code § 16A-12-2 (2026).

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(a)In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any employee, financial backer, operator or principal of any qualifying entities who intentionally and knowingly sells, dispenses, trades, delivers or otherwise provides medical cannabis to a person who is not lawfully permitted to receive medical cannabis, is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in a state correctional facility for not less than one nor more than five years.
(b)For purposes of this section, “qualifying entity” shall mean:
(1)A medical cannabis organization.
(2)A health care medical cannabis organization or university participating in a research study under article thirteen of this chapter.
(3)A clinical registrant or academic clinical research center under article fourteen of

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Legislative History

2021 Reg. Sess., SB231; 2020 Reg. Sess., SB752; 2017 Reg. Sess., SB386

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West Virginia § 16A-12-2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/16A/16A-12-2.