16A-8-1 Dispensing to patients and caregivers
16A-8-2 Facility requirements
16A-8-3 Posting

Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 16A > Article 8 - Dispensaries

  • Act: means the West Virginia Medical Cannabis Act and the provisions contained in §. See West Virginia Code 16A-2-1
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Bureau: means the Bureau for Public Health within the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. See West Virginia Code 16A-2-1
  • Caregiver: means the individual designated by a patient or, if the patient is under 18 years of age, an individual authorized under §. See West Virginia Code 16A-2-1
  • Dispensary: means a person, including a natural person, corporation, partnership, association, trust, or other entity, or any combination thereof, which holds a permit issued by the bureau to dispense medical cannabis. See West Virginia Code 16A-2-1
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Form of medical cannabis: means the characteristics of the medical cannabis recommended or limited for a particular patient, including the method of consumption and any particular dosage, strain, variety and quantity, or percentage of medical cannabis or particular active ingredient. See West Virginia Code 16A-2-1
  • Identification card: means a document issued under §. See West Virginia Code 16A-2-1
  • Medical cannabis: means cannabis for certified medical use as set forth in this act. See West Virginia Code 16A-2-1
  • Patient: means an individual who:

    (A) Has a serious medical condition. See West Virginia Code 16A-2-1

  • Permit: means an authorization issued by the bureau to a medical cannabis organization to conduct activities under this act. See West Virginia Code 16A-2-1
  • practitioner: means a doctor of allopathic or osteopathic medicine who is fully licensed pursuant to the provisions of either §. See West Virginia Code 16A-2-1
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10