| Arrest figures show a majority of drug arrests in West Virginia are for marijuana.
A review of West Virginia drug arrests shows more than half have been for marijuana since 2000.
Matt Simon with the Marijuana Policy Project says West Virginia has more severe problems with other drugs, such as methamphetamine and prescription drugs.
He says the Legislature should revisit penalties for marijuana and reconsider whether marijuana possession should be a crime.
Opponents claim pot is a gateway drug, and the reduction of penalties
is a hard sale in the WV Legislature. | 
