{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16a-12-3","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 16A-12-3","heading":"Criminal retention of medical cannabis.","body":"In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any patient or caregiver who intentionally and knowingly possesses, stores or maintains an amount of medical cannabis in excess of the amount legally permitted is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be confined in jail for not more than six months.","path":["CHAPTER 16A. MEDICAL CANNABIS ACT.","ARTICLE 12. OFFENSES RELATED TO MEDICAL CANNABIS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/16A-12-3/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:23:47Z","sha256":"6cab4dbbea98d1801b4e38a836d39456bee4a8e6ae3dd343eb7c97aa7de2a00d","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16a-12-2","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16a-12-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}