Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 19 > Article 12E - Industrial Hemp Development Act

• CBD: means the compound by the same name derived from the hemp variety of the cannabis sativa L. See West Virginia Code 19-12E-3
• Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture or his or her designee. See West Virginia Code 19-12E-3
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Department: means the West Virginia Department of Agriculture and its employees. See West Virginia Code 19-12E-3
• Electronic funds transfer: The transfer of money between accounts by consumer electronic systems-such as automated teller machines (ATMs) and electronic payment of bills-rather than by check or cash. (Wire transfers, checks, drafts, and paper instruments do not fall into this category.) ^{Source: OCC}
• Handling: means possessing or storing hemp plants for any period of time on premises owned, operated, or controlled by a person licensed to cultivate or process hemp. See West Virginia Code 19-12E-3
• Hemp products: means all products derived from, or made by, processing hemp plants or plant parts, that are prepared in a form available for commercial sale. See West Virginia Code 19-12E-3
• industrial hemp: means all parts and varieties of the plant Cannabis sativa L. See West Virginia Code 19-12E-3
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Licensee: means an individual or business entity possessing a license issued by the Department to grow, handle, cultivate, or process hemp. See West Virginia Code 19-12E-3
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Marijuana: means all plant material from the genus cannabis containing more than one percent tetrahydrocannabinol or seeds of the genus capable of germination. See West Virginia Code 19-12E-3
• Processing: means converting an agricultural commodity into a marketable form. See West Virginia Code 19-12E-3
• 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
• THC: means tetrahydrocannabinol. See West Virginia Code 19-12E-3