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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 60A. Uniform Controlled Substances Act » Article 10. Methamphetamine Laboratory Eradication Act » §60A-10-4. Purchase, Receipt, Acquisition and Possession of Substances to Be Used as Precursor to Manufacture of Methamphetamine or Another Controlled Substance; Offenses; Exceptions; Penalties

(a) A pharmacy may not sell, transfer or dispense to the same person, and a person may not purchase more than three and six-tenths grams per day, more than seven and two-tenths grams in a thirty-day period or more than forty-eight grams annually of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or phenylpropanolamine without a prescription. The limits shall apply to the total amount of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine and phenylpropanolamine contained in the products, and not the overall weight of the products.

(1) Any person who or knowingly purchases, receives or otherwise possesses more than seven and two-tenths grams in a thirty-day period of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or phenylpropanolamine in any form without a prescription is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be confined in a jail for not more than one year, fined not more than $1,000, or both fined and confined.