How to obtain your WV Medical Cannabis card
Requirements
Qualifying Conditions
Qualifying Conditions
You must be a West Virginia resident
The State of West Virginia is not currently allowing out of state patients to become certified for medical cannabis. Therefore we must require a WV state issued photo ID or Passport to verify your residency (photocopies will not be accepted)
You must NOT:
Hold a commercial driver's license (CDL), a sc
You must be a West Virginia resident
The State of West Virginia is not currently allowing out of state patients to become certified for medical cannabis. Therefore we must require a WV state issued photo ID or Passport to verify your residency (photocopies will not be accepted)
You must NOT:
Hold a commercial driver's license (CDL), a school bus permit, be an active duty law enforcement officer, correctional officer, probation officer, or firefighter.
Please see other prohibitions listed below.
Qualifying Conditions
Qualifying Conditions
Qualifying Conditions
To qualify, you will need to be diagnosed with a serious medical condition as defined by the state. These include:
- Cancer
- HIV or AIDS
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- Parkinson’s disease
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
- Epilepsy
- Neuropathies
- Huntington’s disease
- Crohn’s disease
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Intractable seizures
- Sickle c
To qualify, you will need to be diagnosed with a serious medical condition as defined by the state. These include:
- Cancer
- HIV or AIDS
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- Parkinson’s disease
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
- Epilepsy
- Neuropathies
- Huntington’s disease
- Crohn’s disease
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Intractable seizures
- Sickle cell anemia
- Severe chronic or intractable pain of neuropathic origin or severe chronic or intractable pain
- Damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity
- Terminal illness that is defined as a medical prognosis of life expectancy of approximately one year or less if the illness runs its normal course
How does it all work?
Qualifying Conditions
How does it all work?
- Fill out our New Patient Packet
- Schedule an appointment with our physician by calling 304-253-5155, be sure to tell the person scheduling you that you want a medical cannabis (marijuana) evaluation. These generally last 20-30 minutes.
- The cost of the visit is $120 which is due at the time of scheduling (unfortunately we cannot accept checks
- Fill out our New Patient Packet
- Schedule an appointment with our physician by calling 304-253-5155, be sure to tell the person scheduling you that you want a medical cannabis (marijuana) evaluation. These generally last 20-30 minutes.
- The cost of the visit is $120 which is due at the time of scheduling (unfortunately we cannot accept checks)
- Before your appointment you will need to submit: your WV state-issued photo ID or US passport, any medications (in their original packaging) that you are taking, and at least 1 year of pertinent medical records that may help our physician establish that you do indeed have a qualifying condition.
- If our provider feels that you would benefit from medical marijuana you will be issued a certification that lasts for 1 year, and needs to be renewed annually.
- Once you have received your certification you will need to fill out an application online with the Office Of Medical Cannabis. There is a $50 application fee.
Notice of Phone System Update – Effective September 2, 2025
Please be advised that Anchor Medical will be transitioning to a new phone system effective Tuesday, September 2, 2025. Our main phone number (304-253-5155) and fax number (681-207-7011) will remain unchanged. However, any additional phone numbers or extensions you may have previously used to call or text our office will no longer be active after this date. To contact us via text, please use our main number at 304-253-5155 or utilize the new "TEXT US" feature.