Tag Archives: West Virginia

11 Sep

Featured, International News

State Park Uses Goats to Attack Invasive Weeds

• September 11, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

THURMOND, W.Va. (AP) — After unsuccessful attempts with chemical and mechanical weed treatments at New River Gorge, the National Pa...

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20 Mar

Featured, Marijuana News

West Virginia US attorney vows to ‘aggressively’ enforce federal marijuana laws

• March 28, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart of West Virginia, a Trump appointee who took office in January, didn’t spend much time in his new position be...

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30 Aug

Featured, Medical Marijuana

Bureau of Prisons Employee Sentenced for Providing Marijuana to Prisoner

• August 30, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Cody Tyler Layman of Terra Alta, West Virginia, was sentenced today to eight months incarceration for provi...

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08 Jul

Featured, Medical Marijuana

Medical marijuana law takes effect today in West Virginia

• July 8, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

WHEELING, WV (WTRF) - The West Virginia Medical Cannabis Act officially goes into effect Wednesday, but it could be years before citize...

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22 May

Featured, International News, Marijuana News, Medical Marijuana

West Virginia officials in Early Stages of Medical Marijuana Planning

• May 22, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia officials say they’re in the early stages of developing a plan to implement the state’s new medi...

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06 May

Featured, International News, Marijuana News

Omnibus Budget Restricts Sessions and DOJ In MMJ States

• May 6, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions may believe that “good people don’t smoke pot,” but a new spending package approved by the House of Representa...

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27 Apr

Featured, International News, Marijuana News

West Virginia [WV] Sales and Use, Miscellaneous Taxes: Medical Marijuana Tax Imposed

• April 27, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

West Virginia has imposed a medical cannabis (marijuana) tax at the rate of 10% of the gross receipts received by a grower/processor on...

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20 Apr

Featured, International News, Law and Politics, Marijuana News

West Virginia [WV] MMJ Bill Signed By Gov. Justice signatures on SB 386

• April 20, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Thanks to Gov. Jim Justice’s signature on SB 386, also known as the Creating WV Medical Cannabis Act, the Mountain State now has a (smo...

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10 Apr

Featured, International News, Marijuana News

West Virginia [WV] Legislature Approves Medical Marijuana Bill

• April 10, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Gov. Jim Justice is expected to sign SB 386 into law, making West Virginia the 29th state to adopt an effective medical marijuana law ...

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05 Apr

Featured, International News, Law and Politics, Marijuana News

Medical marijuana is legal, public health and border laws

• April 5, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Medical marijuana is legal and on the way in Ohio, possibly pending in West Virginia. Will patients be able to take their prescribed...

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