Take Action on Cannabis Legislation in West Virginia
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Here are the bills that are currently being considered by West Virginia legislators.
To support or oppose a certain bill, contact the original sponsors of the bill and your local representatives, to tell them your opinions.
| Session | Bill Number | Document | Key Issue | Bill Name | Sponsored By | Contact Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Regular Session | HB2887 | DETAILS | This bill legalizes personal cannabis use and possession for adults, allows counties to decide on production and sales, regulates cannabis through the Bureau of Health, imposes excise and local sales taxes, prohibits underage use, and upholds employer and property owner rights to restrict use or possession | Relating to legalizing cannabis production, sales and adult consumption | Evan Hansen (D), Shawn Fluharty (D), Rick Garcia (D), Anitra Hamilton (D), Sean Hornbuckle (D), Hollis Lewis (D), Mike Pushkin (D), John Williams (D), Kayla Young (D) | Evan Hansen, Shawn Fluharty, Rick Garcia, Anitra Hamilton, Sean Hornbuckle, Hollis Lewis, Mike Pushkin, John Williams, Kayla Young |
| 2025 Regular Session | HB3230 | DETAILS | The bill allows qualifying patients to grow up to 10 cannabis plants, with a maximum of five maturing at the same time | Relating to the cultivation of medical cannabis | Mike Pushkin (D) | Mike Pushkin |
| 2025 Regular Session | SB219 | DETAILS | This bill aims to reclassify the penalty for simple possession of marijuana (less than 15 grams) from a misdemeanor to a civil violation | Amending penalty of simple possession of marijuana from misdemeanor crime to civil violation | Mike Woelfel (D) | Mike Woelfel |
| 2026 Regular Session | HB5260 | DETAILS | The bill amends West Virginia’s medical cannabis law to allow approved edible medical cannabis products—such as lozenges or gelatins—with strict limits including a maximum of 10 mg THC per serving, specific shapes, child-safety design requirements, and a prohibition on candy-like appearance, while removing the previous ban on selling cannabis in edible form. | Relating generally to medical cannabis | Jeff Eldridge (R), Michael Amos (R), Mark Dean (R), Bill Flanigan (R), John Paul Hott (R), Ian Masters (R), David Elliott Pritt (R), Bryan Smith (R), Joe Statler (R), Jeffrey Stephens (R), Evan Worrell (R) | Jeff Eldridge, Michael Amos, Mark Dean, Bill Flanigan, John Paul Hott, Ian Masters, David Elliott Pritt, Bryan Smith, Joe Statler, Jeffrey Stephens, Evan Worrell |
