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West Virginia Hemp Legislation

West Virginia State Legislature

2015
SB 221

Authorizing Agriculture Commissioner promulgate legislative rule
relating to industrial hemp.

2014
HB 3011

Removes the provision that requires an applicant to meet federal requirements concerning the production, distribution and sale of industrial hemp prior to being licensed. Introduced on 1/9/2014. To House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee.

Status: HB 3011 was allowed to become law without signing by the Governor on 3/21/2014.
Download the text of HB 3011 here (PDF file 70k).

2013
HB 3011

Removes the provision that requires an applicant to meet federal requirements concerning the production, distribution and sale of industrial hemp prior to being licensed. Introduced on 3/20/2013. To House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee then House Judiciary Committee.
Download the text of HB 3011 here (PDF file 74k).

2002
SB 447

Passed into law.
Download the text of SB 447 here (PDF file 7k).

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