Updated on June 15, 2020. Medical content reviewed by Dr. Joseph Rosado, MD, M.B.A, Chief Medical Officer
West Virginia Medical Marijuana Qualification
Patients in West Virginia who are diagnosed with one or more of the following severe, life-threatening or debilitating medical conditions are allowed to use medical cannabis under the new West Virginia Medical Cannabis Act:
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Cancer
- Crohn’s Disease
- Damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord with objective neurological indication of Intractable Spasticity
- Epilepsy
- HIV/AIDS
- Huntington’s Disease
- Intractable Seizures
- Neuropathies
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Severe, Chronic or Intractable Pain of neuropathic origin.
- Severe, Chronic or Intractable Pain in which conventional therapeutic intervention and opiate therapy is contraindicated or has proved ineffective as determine as part of continuing care.
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- Terminal Illness (Defined as a medical prognosis of life expectancy of approximately one (1) year or less if illness runs its normal course)
How to Become a Medical Cannabis Patient in West Virginia
- Patients must be at least eighteen (18) years of age. If under the age of eighteen (18), patients must have an authorized caregiver.
- Patients must be diagnosed with one or more of the above Qualifying Condition(s).
- Patients must register with the Bureau.
- Qualified Patients must then obtain a physician’s certification and apply for a Medical Cannabis Identification Card and pay the application fee.
- Patients will then be able to obtain Medical Cannabis at a Licensed Dispensary.
Find a West Virginia Marijuana Doctor to Certify You
It’s important for a patient who wants to be certified for medical cannabis to develop a physician-patient relationship with a licensed doctor early. That’s why we’ve created a network of reliable marijuana doctors to examine, treat and provide certification to help speed up the registration process and collection of your marijuana ID card.
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Type your zip code into the box at the top of this page to display a list of qualified marijuana doctors in West Virginia practicing near you. Click on their profiles to for additional details about their terms of service, operating hours, fees and other facts that will help you choose the most suitable doctor to meet your needs. Click Here to find the doctors in your area..
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