{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-12e-9","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 19-12E-9","heading":"Defense for possession or cultivation of marijuana.","body":"(a) It is a complete defense to a prosecution for the possession or cultivation of marijuana pursuant to the provisions of §60A-4-401 et seq. of this code that defendant was growing industrial hemp pursuant to the provisions of this article.\n(b) This section is not a defense to a charge of criminal sale or distribution of marijuana as defined in §60A-1-101 et seq. of this code which does not meet the definition of industrial hemp.","path":["CHAPTER 19. AGRICULTURE.","ARTICLE 12E. INDUSTRIAL HEMP DEVELOPMENT ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/19-12E-9/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:25:18Z","sha256":"73922f7526bd003b9af158f4c9cd19e904db3fd746e92b08db62fa2ca2e564fd","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-12e-8","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-19-12e-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}