(a) Except as authorized by W. Va. Code Chapter 60A, no person shall manufacture, deliver or possess with intent to deliver, a controlled substance classified in Schedule V under W. Va. Code 60A-2-211-or 60A-2-212.
(b) No person shall knowingly or intentionally possess a controlled substance as defined in W. Va. Code 60A-1-101 unless the substance was obtained directly from, or pursuant to, a valid prescription or order of a practitioner while acting in the course of his professional practice, or except as otherwise authorized by W. Va. Code Chapter 60A.
(WVaC 60A-4-401)
Whoever violates subsection (a) of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for a first offense.