Privacy Policy — CannabisWestVirginia.org

Last verified: May 2026

Our Approach to Privacy

CannabisWestVirginia.org is an educational site about cannabis policy in West Virginia — the Mountain State. (Distinct from CannabisVirginia.org which covers Virginia.) We believe WV residents researching cannabis policy deserve robust privacy protections — arguably more, given the Hubbard concentrate analytical analysis felony exposure, the 3 ng/mL THC patient-driver DUI trap, the federal-installation density at FBI Clarksburg / Federal Bureau of Prisons facilities / Bureau of Engraving and Printing Western Currency Facility, and the coal-economy / Toyota / Procter & Gamble / Dow Chemical drug-testing reality.

What We Collect

Cookies (One)

We set a single cookie (cannabiswestvirginia_age_verified) when you confirm you are 21 or older. Lasts 30 days. We also set a cookie consent acknowledgment cookie (cannabiswestvirginia_cookie_consent) when you dismiss the cookie notice.

Server Logs

Standard server-log entries (IP, page, browser, timestamp) for security monitoring. Not shared with third parties.

What We Don’t Do

No Google Analytics or third-party analytics.
No tracking pixels or retargeting.
No data sales.
No personal-information collection.
No advertisements.
No social-media tracking widgets.

Federal-Employee & WV-Specific Privacy Note

Federal-employer exposure. WV residents working at FBI Clarksburg (CJIS Division), Federal Bureau of Prisons (FCI Beckley, FCI Hazelton), Bureau of Engraving and Printing Western Currency Facility (Charleston), USCG Sector Pittsburgh / Marine Safety Detachment Charleston, or federally-funded research at WVU / Marshall face career-risk decisions where cannabis-related browsing history can theoretically surface in clearance contexts.
Coal-industry employer exposure. WV coal operators (CONSOL Energy, Alpha Metallurgical, Murray Energy, etc.) maintain drug-free workplace policies under MSHA federal-regulatory overlay.
Patient-driver DUI exposure. WV’s 3 ng/mL THC patient-driver DUI trap creates exposure for medical-cannabis patients with detectable metabolites.
Hubbard concentrate exposure. Concentrate analytical analysis can elevate possession to felony-level charges.

Third-Party Services

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Data Retention

No user database. Server logs retained for limited security purposes then deleted. Age-verification cookie expires after 30 days. Cookie consent cookie expires after one year.

Children’s Privacy

Intended exclusively for adults aged 21+. Age-verification gate prevents access by minors.

West Virginia Privacy Law

West Virginia’s data-breach notification statute (W. Va. Code § 46A-2A-101 et seq.) governs notice obligations in the event of unauthorized access to personal information. WV has not enacted comprehensive consumer-privacy legislation comparable to California’s CCPA or Virginia’s VCDPA. Because we collect no personal information beyond basic server logs, this law does not impose specific affirmative obligations on us.

Changes to This Policy

If we ever change our privacy practices, we will update this page with a new "last verified" date. We have no plans to add tracking or analytics.