Medical cannabis dispensaries are legal and operating in the Kanawha County area, licensed by the WV Office of Medical Cannabis. State law bars any dispensary within 1,000 feet of a school or daycare, and where a city zones, its commercial-district rules also apply.
Only medical dispensaries are allowed in Kanawha County; there are no recreational sales. The WV Office of Medical Cannabis permits dispensaries under the Medical Cannabis Act, W. Va. Code §16A-1-1 et seq., and Charleston hosts operating dispensaries. W. Va. Code §16A-8-2 bars a dispensary within 1,000 feet of the property line of a public, private, or parochial school or a daycare center, subject to a state waiver for patient access. Siting also answers to local zoning where a municipality zones: Charleston, a Home Rule city, places dispensaries in approved commercial districts under W. Va. Code §8A-7-2. Kanawha County has not adopted countywide zoning, so unincorporated siting turns on the state permit, the 1,000-foot buffer, and county specific-use rules.
A dispensary operating without an Office of Medical Cannabis permit, inside the 1,000-foot school or daycare buffer, or against a city's zoning faces permit denial or revocation and local enforcement.
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