WV HB4491 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-12 - To House Health and Human Resources
Pending: House Health & Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 12 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-12 - To House Health and Human Resources
Pending: House Health & Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to legalize the personal use and possession of cannabis by adults; providing for a county option election to allow for the production and sales in that county; providing for regulation by the Bureau of Health; authorizing an excise and local sales tax on cannabis; prohibiting underage use; and preserving current laws relating to allowing employers and property owners to prohibit use or possession.
Title
Relating to legalizing cannabis production, sales and adult consumption
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-12 | House | To House Health and Human Resources |
| 2018-02-12 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2018-02-12 | House | To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary then Finance |
| 2018-02-12 | House | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
| 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 |
| 16A | 17 | 7 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 16A | 17 | 8 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 16A | 17 | 9 | New Code | See Bill Text |
