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Advisory Board Upcoming Meetings

The Medical Cannabis Advisory Board meeting scheduled for June 22, 2023, noon to 1:00 pm.

Further information will be provided as it becomes available.

If you wish to participate and make a public comment, please email medcanwv@wv.gov. A meeting agenda will be available here at a later date.

A recording will be available on YouTube soon after conclusion of the meeting and

written public comment may be submitted to medcanwv@wv.gov.

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

3-23-2023 virtual meeting of the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board | Recording
3-23-2023 agenda virtual meeting of the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board | Agenda
9-8-2022 virtual meeting of the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board | Recording
8-16-2022 virtual meeting of the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board Health and Medical Workgroup | Recording
6-16-2022 virtual meeting of the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board | Recording
6-1-2022 virtual meeting of the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board Policy and Program Workgroup | Recording
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