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Cannabis: West Virginia

State of Play:

Medical cannabis is legal in West Virginia.

What agency regulates cannabis in West Virginia?

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health houses the Office of Medical Cannabis, which is overseeing the implementation of a medical cannabis program for the state.   

Is there an available list of cannabis licensees in West Virginia?

The West Virginia Office of Medical Cannabis provides lists of applicants and of groups approved for each stage of the medical industry.

How is cannabis taxed in West Virginia?

The tax rate for medical cannabis “shall be 10 percent of the gross receipts the dispensary receives or accrues during the reporting period, depending upon its method of accounting for federal income tax purposes, from the sale of medical cannabis to a patient or to a caregiver.”

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