Physician Registration and Education
The Office of Medical Cannabis is now accepting physician registrations. The registration application and mandatory four-hour physician education course are available at the following links. No paper option is available.
To participate in the Medical Cannabis Program, a physician must:
- Submit an online application to the Bureau for Public Health, Office of Medical Cannabis.
- Demonstrate by training or expertise that he or she is qualified in treating the applicable serious medical conditions.
- Successfully complete the required four-hour course established by the Bureau.
- Hold a valid, unexpired, unrevoked, unsuspended West Virginia license to practice medicine.
Note: Physician education must be completed before registration
.
Pursuant to W. Va. Code R. §64-110-10, the following forms of medica
l cannabis are currently lawful in West Virginia: pill; oil; topical forms including gels, creams or ointments; a form medically appropriate for administration by vaporization or nebulization; tincture; liquid; dermal patch; and dry leaf or plant form. To request that an additional form of medical cannabis be lawful in West Virginia, please complete
this application in its entirety.
To apply to become a Registered Physician with our office or update current registration click here ---
Physician Registration