Once a patient is certified to use medical cannabis by a physician approved by DHHR, patients can go to medcanwv.org to sign up for the medical cannabis card.
“There are many West Virginians who are experiencing chronic pain due to a serious medical condition,” said Dr.
The Office of Medical Cannabis already has permits for 10 growers, 10 processors and 100 dispensaries across the state that will carry medical cannabis products.
The medical cannabis program was capped by the West Virginia Legislature at 10 grower permits, 10 processor permits and up to 100 dispensaries.
The state ran into an early hiccup in 2019 over how to handle fees, penalties, and taxes from the medical cannabis program, a product that remains a schedule I drug under federal law.
The Legislature also has made several attempts to make fixes and tweaks to the Medical Cannabis Act to allow for more local growers, processors, and dispensaries.
According to DHHR spokesperson Andrea Lannom, the only delay in the medical cannabis program is Mother Nature: growing the product and processing it into legal products for the dispensaries.