WEST virginia Legislature

2018 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 4148

By Delegates Pushkin, Sponaugle, Fluharty, Dean, Wilson, Folk, Paynter, Byrd, Robinson, McGeehan and Hornbuckle

[Introduced January 16, 2018; 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 subsection (b), 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.