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2019 West Virginia Code
Chapter 19. Agriculture
Article 12E. Industrial Hemp Development Act
§19-12E-9. Defense for Possession or Cultivation of Marijuana
Universal Citation: WV Code § 19-12E-9 (2019)
(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.
(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.
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