West Virginia House Bill 2091 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-11 - To House Health and Human Resources
Pending: House Health & Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to legalize the personal use and possession of cannabis by adults. The bill provides for a legislative purpose and findings. The bill defines certain terms. The bill legalizes the possession of one ounce or less of cannabis and cannabis products by adults. The bill authorizes a special excise tax on cannabis. The bill creates a new fund and dedicates proceeds of the fund, including funding for PEIA, for orphan roads, and for the Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs. The bill provides that current laws relating to employment, vehicle operation, underage use or private property use are preserved. Finally, the bill is not intended to alter the West Virginia Medical Cannabis Act.

Decriminalization and legalization of cannabis with a taxing mechanism to bring more revenue to the state

Del. Danielle Walker [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-11	House	To House Health and Human Resources
2023-01-11	House	Introduced in House
2023-01-11	House	To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary then Finance
2023-01-11	House	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16A	17	1	New Code	See Bill Text
16A	17	2	New Code	See Bill Text
16A	17	3	New Code	See Bill Text
16A	17	4	New Code	See Bill Text
16A	17	5	New Code	See Bill Text
16A	17	6	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2091&year=2023&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2091%20intr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=2091
Supplement	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Fiscalnotes/FN(2)/fnsubmit_recordview1.cfm?RecordID=852210308