West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia HB5658: Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act or Ryan’s Law.
Status: Introduced, February 17, 2026
What the bill says
To amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new article, designated §16A-17-1, §16A-17-2, §16A-17-3, §16A-17-4, and §16A-17-5, relating to creating the "Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act." article 17. Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act. §16A-17-1. Short title, purpose. (a) This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the "Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act." (b) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to support the ability of a terminally ill patient to safely use medicinal cannabis within specified health c.
From the introduced text, February 17, 2026:
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new article, designated §16A-17-1, §16A-17-2, §16A-17-3, §16A-17-4, and §16A-17-5, relating to creating the "Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act." article 17. Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act. §16A-17-1. Short title, purpose. (a) This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the "Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act." (b) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to support the ability of a terminally ill patient to safely use medicinal cannabis within specified health care facilities in compliance with this section. §16A-17-2. Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions shall apply to this chapter: (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), "health care facility" means a health facility specified in §30-3C-1 of this code. (2) The meaning of "health care facility" shall not include a chemical dependency recovery hospital or a state hospital. (b) "Medicinal cannabis" means cannabis or a cannabis product used in compliance with the Medical Cannabis Act. (c) "Patient" means an individual who is terminally ill. (d) "Terminally ill" means a medical condition resulting in a prognosis of life of one year or less, if the disease follows its natural course. §16A-17-3. Use of medicinal cannabis in health care facilities. (a) A health care facility …