Cannabis in West Virginia is illegal for

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, but partially decriminalized in the city of Morgantown. Possession of small amounts is a misdemeanor crime. Medical use was legalized in 2017 through legislation signed by Governor Jim Justice.

Medical cannabis

Medical cannabis bills were introduced in

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in each year between 2010 and 2015, when Senate Bill 546 and House Bill 2909 sought to legalize

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for medical use, but failed to advance prior to the end of the legislative session on March 14. In 2017, Senate Bill 386 was passed, legalizing medical cannabis for specific chronic medical conditions. Governor Justice signed it into law on April 19, 2017, and it went into effect in July 2018. However, dhhr.wv.gov states it wasn't until July 1, 2019, that effects of the law would allow the state to "issue the patient and caregiver identification cards necessary to obtain medical cannabis."

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