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This bill establishes a mandatory three-year prison sentence for individuals convicted of illegally possessing Schedule I or Schedule II drugs, with an exception for cannabis. Schedule I and II drugs are generally considered to have a high potential for abuse and no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, or a high potential for abuse, with severe psychological or physical dependence liability. The bill also includes exceptions for individuals incidentally exposed to these substances or those forced to possess them. Furthermore, first-time offenders may receive a conditional discharge, which means their proceedings are deferred, and if they fulfill certain conditions, the case is dismissed without a formal conviction. As part of this conditional discharge, individuals might be released with a non-extraditable warrant and a bus ticket to any state west of the Mississippi River, provided they do not return to West Virginia before completing their original sentence.

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