West Virginia's House of Delegates passed HB 5074, a bill that would allocate $18 million of the state's unspent medical cannabis tax revenue toward specific initiatives. The proposal includes $10 million for research grants at Marshall University and West Virginia University to study ibogaine for mental illness, $5 million for homeless prevention, and $3 million for a foster care pilot program. The bill now moves to the Senate Finance Committee for consideration.

West Virginia House Passes Bill to Allocate Medical Cannabis Tax Revenue

Mar 6, 2026

Graham Abbott

Ganjapreneur

Lawmakers in the West Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill to allocate
the state’s unspent medical cannabis tax revenue, which has been
accumulating since the program’s 2021 launch, Mountain State Spotlight
reports.

Lawmakers voted 79-12 on Wednesday to advance HB 5074, which proposes
divying up the revenue in three directions:

- $10 million in research grants for Marshall University and West
Virginia University to investigate the psychedelic ibogaine as a potential
treatment for mental illnesses.
- $5 million towards homeless prevention.
- $3 million to fund the Child Protection Commission, a state foster
care pilot program.

The funds, which recently reached $38 million, are held in an account by
the West Virginia Treasurer’s Office, which said last year officials would
not access the money until federal law changes to recognize the cannabis
program’s legality.

The proposal is now in the Senate Finance Committee. Sen. Mike Woelfel (D),
a committee member, said that he preferred the tax framework under the
state’s original medical cannabis legislation:

“I felt like we had a pretty good balance before, when we passed the bill
that I wrote, so I’ll be anxious to look at those changes. I don’t want to
waste the money on something not dedicated to cannabis.” — Woelfel, in the
report

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