West Virginia Code 16A-12-1 – Criminal diversion of medical cannabis by practitioners
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In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a practitioner who intentionally and knowingly certifies a person as being able to lawfully receive medical cannabis or who otherwise provides medical cannabis to a person who is not lawfully permitted to receive medical cannabis, is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in a state correctional facility for not less than one nor more than five years.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 16A-12-1
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Medical cannabis: means cannabis for certified medical use as set forth in 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