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WV HB5259

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/5/2026

Primary Sponsor

Mike Pushkin

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Origin

House of Delegates

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows medical cannabis patients with valid identification cards and their caregivers to grow cannabis plants at home for the patient's personal consumption
  • Limits home cultivation to a maximum of 10 cannabis plants, with no more than 5 being mature, flowering plants at any time
  • Adds dry leaf and plant form to the list of permissible medical cannabis forms that can be dispensed to patients and caregivers
  • Removes the prohibition on smoking medical cannabis by deleting that restriction from the unlawful uses section
  • Clarifies that only commercial growing of medical cannabis requires a permit from the bureau, exempting personal patient cultivation

Legislative Description

Relating to the cultivation of medical cannabis

Health

Last Action

To House Health and Human Resources

2/5/2026

Committee Referrals

Health & Human Resources2/5/2026

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