WEST virginia legislature
2019 regular session
Introduced
House Bill 2081
By Delegate Pushkin
[Introduced January 9, 2019; Referred
to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §16A-7-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to allowing medical marijuana to be grown outdoors by licensed growers.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
article 7. medical cannabis controls.
§16A-7-2. Grower/processors.
(a) Authorization. — Subject to §16A-7-2(b) of this code, a grower or processor may do all of the following in accordance with bureau rules:
(1) Obtain seed from outside this state to initially grow medical cannabis.
(2) Obtain seed and plant material from another grower/processor within this state to grow medical cannabis.
(b) Limitations. — A grower or processor may only
grow, store, harvest or process medical cannabis in an indoor enclosed
secure facility which:
(1) Includes electronic locking systems, electronic surveillance and other features required by the bureau; and
(2) Is located within this state.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to allow licensed medical marijuana growers to grow marijuana outdoors in an enclosed secure facility.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.