Advisory Board Upcoming Meetings
The next virtual meeting of the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board is on June 16, at noon. To request access to the live meeting for public comment, please email medcanwv@wv.gov. A recording will be available on YouTube soon after conclusion of the meeting and written public comment may be submitted to medcanwv@wv.gov.
Medical Cannabis Advisory Board
The Medical Cannabis Act established the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board within the Bureau for Public Health. The Board has the following duties:
- Examine and analyze the statutory and regulatory law relating to medical cannabis within this state.
- Examine and analyze the law and events in other states and the nation with respect to medical cannabis.
- Accept and review written comments from individuals and organizations about medical cannabis.
- Issue written report to the Governor, the Senate and the House of Delegates that includes recommendations on:
- Whether there should be changes to the types of medical professionals who can issue certifications to patients.
- Whether to change, add or reduce the types of medical conditions which qualify as serious medical conditions.
- Whether to change the form of medical cannabis permitted.
- Whether to change, add or reduce the number of growers, processors or dispensaries.
- How to ensure affordable patient access to medical cannabis.
- Whether to permit medical cannabis to be dispensed in dry leaf or plant form for administration by vaporization.
Past Meetings
- 3-17-2022 virtual meeting of the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board | Recording
- 3-2-2022 virtual meeting of the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board Policy and Procedure Workgroup | Recording
- 12-16-2021 virtual meeting of the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board | Recording
- 12-8-2021 virtual meeting of the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board Health and Medical Workgroup | Recording
- 12-1-2021 virtual meeting of the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board Program and Policy Workgroup | Recording
- 9-23-2021 virtual meeting of the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board | Agenda
Medical Cannabis Advisory Board Meeting Documents