Morrisey says states exercising their rights with differing marijuana legislation – Medical Marijuana Program Connection

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Marijuana laws differ in West Virginia, Maryland and Virginia.

A new law took effect in Maryland on July 1 that allows a person, 21 or older, to lawfully possess and use cannabis.

More specifically, the new law says those eligible “may possess up to 1.5 ounces of cannabis flower, up to 12 grams of concentrated cannabis; or a total amount of cannabis products that does not exceed 750 mg of THC. This is known as the ‘personal use amount.’”

In Virginia, as of 2021, possession of up to one ounce of marijuana for ages 21 and up is legal as is having four plants in the home for those ages 21 and up. Private use and adult sharing within a home or on private property is legal in Virginia within these parameters, according to ACLU Virginia.

In West Virginia, recreational marijuana use is not legal. What’s more, cannabis remains illegal under federal law. It is illegal to carry or transport cannabis over state lines.

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said it’s not unusual for states to have three different laws when it comes to marijuana.

“In many respects it’s the way it’s supposed to work,” Morrisey said in a recent appearance on the Panhandle News Network in Martinsburg. “When you have 50 different states that are laboratories of democracy you’re going to have different sets of rules and laws governing them. The federal government is not supposed to regulate them and have conformity across the…