HB 5260
Relating generally to medical cannabis
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- Passed House of Delegates
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- To Governor
- Became Law
Bill overview
This bill amends West Virginia’s medical cannabis laws to allow for the production and dispensing of medical cannabis in edible forms, such as pills, tinctures, and gels. It establishes specific requirements for edible products, including shape restrictions, potency limits, and prohibitions on additives like candy ingredients and artificial colors. The bill also mandates reporting of medical cannabis dispensing to the controlled substance monitoring database and outlines safety information that must be provided to patients.
Key provisions
- Allows for the production and dispensing of medical cannabis in edible forms (pills, oil, topical forms, tinctures, liquid, dermal patches, and edible)
- Specifies requirements for edible products, including shape restrictions and potency limits (maximum 10mg THC per serving, +/- 15% potency variance).
- Prohibits certain additives in edibles, such as artificial colors, nicotine, alcohol, and caffeine.
- Requires reporting of medical cannabis dispensing to the controlled substance monitoring database.
- Mandates a safety insert to be provided to patients with information on administration, potential dangers, and misuse prevention.
- Establishes limits on the quantity of medical cannabis dispensed at one time.
- Limits the number of patients a caregiver can provide care for to five.
- Requires packaging of medical cannabis products to include specific identification information.
Who is affected
- Patients with medical cannabis recommendations
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