{"brand":"Compound Laws","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/states/west-virginia/","jurisdiction":{"code":"WV","name":"West Virginia"},"as_of":"2026-10-22","summary":"In West Virginia, Compound Laws tracks 19 compounds: 5 legal to sell at retail, 5 restricted, 0 in a gray area, 4 illegal, and 5 whose status varies by product form. 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permit/smokable constraints","verified_at":"2026-09-23","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thca/west-virginia/"},{"slug":"cbn","name":"CBN (Cannabinol)","form":"all","status":"legal","headline":"Hemp-legal; CBN decontrolled as hemp THC, outside the intoxicating-cannabinoid (HKT) regime","verified_at":"2026-09-23","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/cbn/west-virginia/"},{"slug":"hhc","name":"HHC (Hexahydrocannabinol)","form":"capsule","status":"illegal","headline":"Federally scheduled (schedule_i eff. 2026-05-04) · state law: restricted","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/hhc/west-virginia/"},{"slug":"cbd","name":"CBD (Cannabidiol, hemp-derived)","form":"edible","status":"restricted","headline":"West Virginia: full-spectrum CBD needs permits, approved labels, 11% tax and 21+; THC-free exempt.","verified_at":"2026-10-08","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/cbd/west-virginia/"},{"slug":"cbg","name":"CBG / CBDA / CBGA (hemp-derived)","form":"flower","status":"restricted","headline":"West Virginia: hemp-derived cannabinoid products need a WVDA permit, 21+ (felony to sell to minors), 11% tax.","verified_at":"2026-10-08","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/cbg/west-virginia/"},{"slug":"thcp","name":"THCP","form":"all","status":"illegal","headline":"Synthetic/non-naturally-occurring sweep","verified_at":"2026-09-23","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcp/west-virginia/"},{"slug":"thcv","name":"THCV (Tetrahydrocannabivarin)","form":"vape","status":"restricted","headline":"THCV is a named hemp-derived cannabinoid: Ag Commissioner permit for every seller, 21+, labels, 11% tax","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/thcv/west-virginia/"},{"slug":"4_ho_met","name":"4-HO-MET (Metocin)","form":"all","status":"illegal","headline":"Schedule I (named)","verified_at":"2026-10-22","url":"https://compoundlaws.com/compounds/4-ho-met/west-virginia/"},{"slug":"5_mapb","name":"5-MAPB","form":"all","status":"legal","headline":"Unscheduled at state level (no benzofuran; 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