West Virginia Code 16A-6-10 – Permit renewals
(a) Renewal. — An application for renewal shall include the following information:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 16A-6-10
- Bureau: means the Bureau for Public Health within the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. 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
- 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
- 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
(1) Any material change in the information provided by the medical cannabis organization in a prior application or renewal of a permit.
(2) Any charge or initiated, pending or concluded investigation, during the period of the permit, by any governmental or administrative agency with respect to:
(A) Any incident involving the theft, loss or possible diversion of medical cannabis grown, processed or dispensed by the applicant; and
(B) Compliance by the applicant with the laws of this state with respect to any substance listed under article two, chapter sixty-a of this code.
(b) Approval. — The bureau shall renew a permit unless the bureau determines that:
(1) The applicant is unlikely to maintain or be able to maintain effective control against diversion of medical cannabis.
(2) The applicant is unlikely to comply with all laws of this state applicable to the activities in which it may engage under the permit.
(c) Nonrenewal decision. — The denial or nonrenewal shall specify in detail how the applicant has not satisfied the bureau’s requirements for renewal. Within thirty days of the bureau’s decision, the applicant may submit additional material to the bureau or demand a hearing, or both. If a hearing is demanded, the bureau shall fix a date as soon as practicable.