WV HB4712 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 23 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-23 - To House Health and Human Resources
Pending: House Health & Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 23 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-23 - 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 decriminalize and permit personal use, growth and possession of certain amounts of marihuana by persons over the age of twenty-one under certain circumstances; to remove marihuana from the list of schedule I drugs; to create a tax stamp for eligible persons to purchase to allow for possession of up to two ounces or marihuana; to provide method for distribution of stamps; to decriminalize first offense distribution of under 30 grams of marihuana; to establish news criminal penalties for marihuana possession and sale; and to provide for a medical exemption to criminal laws against marihuana use or possession.
Title
Relating to permitted use and possession of marihuana
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2016-02-23 | House | To House Health and Human Resources |
2016-02-23 | House | Introduced in House |
2016-02-23 | House | To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary |
2016-02-23 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
HB4680 (Similar To) 2016-02-23 - To House Select Committee on Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse
Subjects
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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11 | 28 | 1 | New Code | See Bill Text |
60 | 3A | 6 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
60A | 2 | 204 | New Code | See Bill Text |
60A | 4 | 401 | New Code | See Bill Text |
60A | 4 | 402 | New Code | See Bill Text |
60A | 4 | 407 | New Code | See Bill Text |
60A | 4 | 414 | New Code | See Bill Text |
60A | 4 | 415 | New Code | See Bill Text |