A big motivation of ours here at Pot Life USA is pretty simple and straightforward — we want to end weed prohibition in America.
Montani Semper Liberi (Latin for “Mountaineers are Always Free”) was adopted as the official motto of West Virginia in Article II, Section 2-7, of the state constitution signed in 1872.
“Personally, I think it's unfair to have the citizens to have a major lifestyle change like this possibly is to be determined by the three of us," said Ohio County Commission President Tim McCormick. https://t.co/7EGsDUxndZ
— Gage Goulding (@GageGoulding) February 20, 2020
In West Virginia a person found in possession of any amount of marijuana is subject to an arrest and misdemeanor charge.
Any amount of selling or transferring pot from state to state is a 5 year sentence with a 1 year automatic minimum.
Though according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse West Virginia has the highest age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths involving opioids.
Source: https://www.drugabuse.gov/opioid-summaries-by-state/west-virginia-opioid-summary
Today marijuana is still classified by the DEA as schedule I drug right next to heroin.
Schedule I
Schedule I drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.
Source: https://www.dea.gov/drug-scheduling
It’s my dream that the people of all our great lands can feel like they have control of their government and not that their government controls them.
Related: House of Delegates amends law to permit medical cannabis patients to use dry leaf [2/20/20]