Legal Status

Is Cannabis Legal in West Virginia?

  • Adult-Use:
No
  • Medical:
Yes

Cannabis in West Virginia is only legal for medical purposes.

Date of Legalization

  • Medical:
2017

West Virginia legalized cannabis for medical use in 2017.

Possession Limits

Within West Virginia’s medical use framework patients may possess a 30 day supply of medical cannabis products. In West Virginia medical cannabis may not be dispensed to a patient or a caregiver in dry leaf or plant form but rather may only be dispensed to a patient or caregiver in the following forms:

(A) Pill;

(B) Oil;

(C) Topical forms, including gels, creams or ointments;

(D) A form medically appropriate for administration by vaporization or nebulization, excluding dry leaf or plant form until dry leaf or plant forms become acceptable under rules adopted by the bureau;

(E) Tincture;

(F) Liquid; or

(G) Dermal patch.