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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia Bill 5658 Authorizes Medicinal Cannabis Use for Terminally Ill Patients in Health Care Facilities
Last action · February 17, 2026: To House Health and Human ResourcesSponsors: Chris Anders and 2 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Health care facilities in West Virginia must permit patients to use medicinal cannabis, provided they avoid smoking or vaping and store the product securely. The measure applies to patients with a prognosis of one year or less, excluding emergency departments, chemical dependency recovery hospitals, and state hospitals.
patients receiving care in qualifying facilities gain the legal ability to use medicinal cannabis on-site, while health care facilities must establish storage protocols, update medical records, and align operations with Schedule II through IV drug enforcement standards.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
terminally ill patients
Terminally ill patients gain the authorization to use medicinal cannabis within qualifying health care facilities under specific storage and consumption rules.
health care facilities
Health care facilities must permit medicinal cannabis use, update medical records, establish written guidelines, enforce locked storage, and comply with drug enforcement standards.
Bureau for Public Health
The Bureau for Public Health holds enforcement authority over health facilities regarding their compliance with applicable drug and medication requirements.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which health care facilities are excluded from allowing medicinal cannabis use under this bill?
Are patients allowed to smoke or vape medicinal cannabis inside a health care facility?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 17, 2026HouseCommitteeTo House Health and Human Resources
- Feb 17, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
- Feb 17, 2026HouseCommitteeTo Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
- Feb 17, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled for introduction
Version history
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Sources
www.wvlegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy50Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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