West Virginia (Jurisdiction Profile)
Jurisdiction Identity
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| State | West Virginia (WV) |
| Country | United States |
| Primary cannabis authority | West Virginia Office of Medical Cannabis (Department of Health) |
| Official website | https://omc.wv.gov/ |
| Last verified | 2026-08-09 |
Current Cannabis Framework
| Dimension | Status |
|---|---|
| Adult-use possession | Prohibited |
| Adult-use commercial sales | Not operational |
| Medical cannabis | Regulated program (West Virginia Medical Cannabis Act, 2017) |
| Home cultivation | Prohibited |
| Hemp relationship | Hemp regulated under the 2018 Farm Bill framework |
Regulatory Overview
West Virginia’s medical cannabis program (Senate Bill 386, 2017) is administered by the Office of Medical Cannabis, which registers patients and certifying physicians and licenses growers, processors, and dispensaries. Adult use remains prohibited; home cultivation is not permitted.
Data Surface
| Data surface | Available? | Official source | Machine-readable? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| License registry | partial | Office of Medical Cannabis licensee records | no | Licensees published; no documented API |
| Testing-laboratory registry | partial | Office licensee records | no | No distinct public testing-lab registry located |
| Laboratory testing rules | yes | CSR 110-15 (medical cannabis) | no | Codified testing requirements |
| Contaminant/action limits | yes | CSR 110-15 | no | Set in regulation |
| Recalls/advisories | no public source located | — | — | No structured feed located as of retrieval |
| Product/package identifiers | unknown | — | — | Not confirmed as publicly exposed |
| COAs/batch results | no public source located | — | — | Not published as open data |
| Sales data | no public source located | — | — | No open sales reporting located |
| Open-data downloads | no public source located | — | — | No cannabis open-data portal located |
Sources & Provenance
- Statutory framework: West Virginia Medical Cannabis Act (SB 386, 2017); CSR 110-15.
- Regulator: Office of Medical Cannabis — https://omc.wv.gov/
- Retrieval date: 2026-08-09
Graph Connections
No existing repository entities are linked to West Virginia. The page is discoverable from the Jurisdictions index.