A West Virginia physician registered with the Office of Medical Cannabis can certify your serious medical condition. Here's a clear guide to the products the law allows.
West Virginia's medical cannabis program is run by the Office of Medical Cannabis (OMC). It's medical only — there's no adult-use market in the state.
A West Virginia physician registered with the OMC certifies your serious medical condition.
Use the OMC portal with ID and proof of West Virginia residency; the $50 fee can be waived for hardship.
The OMC reviews your application and approves your card.
Cards last one year and renew with a new certification.
State law lists the forms dispensaries may sell. Here's what each one is.
Measured doses in capsule or tablet form, swallowed like other medicine.
Concentrated cannabis oil in approved forms.
Liquid drops, often placed under the tongue.
Other liquid preparations measured by dose.
Gels, creams, and ointments applied to the skin.
Patches that release medicine through the skin over time.
Products turned into vapor or mist and inhaled — never smoked.
Dry leaf and plant form, sold for vaporizing only.
Smoking medical cannabis is unlawful — even flower. Vaporize it instead.
Dispensaries can't make or sell edibles.
A patient or caregiver may mix medical cannabis into food to help the patient take it.
Unused medicine must stay in the package it was dispensed in.
Have your ID card with you whenever you have medical cannabis.
Labels list the grower/processor, the dispensary, the form, and the THC and CBN percentages.
You may have up to a 30-day supply at one time.
Only permitted growers may cultivate cannabis in West Virginia.
Pending: bills to allow smoking and commercial edibles were introduced in 2026. As of this writing, neither became law.
Sources: W. Va. Code §16A-3-2 and §16A-3-3.
State application fee
Available for financial hardship
Card term, renewed annually
Allowed under state law
From the Office of Medical Cannabis. The physician visit is separate.
Your physician must certify one of the conditions in the West Virginia Medical Cannabis Act.
Confirm current details with the Office of Medical Cannabis.
Vienna's medical dispensaries are on and near Grand Central Avenue, the city's main shopping corridor. Bring your West Virginia card and photo ID, and confirm hours before you go.
For current locations, see the Office of Medical Cannabis dispensary list.
A hilltop park in neighboring Parkersburg with sweeping views where the Ohio and Little Kanawha rivers meet.
“Swallowing pills is hard for my mother. Learning that I can mix her tincture into applesauce at home made all the difference.”
— Carla J., Vienna“I didn't know a patch was even an option. For my MS, it fits my day better than anything else.”
— Doug F., ParkersburgNo. West Virginia dispensaries can't sell edibles, though you or your caregiver may mix medicine into food at home to help you take it.
No. Flower is sold for vaporizing only; smoking medical cannabis is unlawful.
State law requires unused medicine to stay in the package it was dispensed in.
No. Ohio doesn't honor West Virginia cards, and since March 2026 it bars possessing cannabis bought outside Ohio.
That's a conversation for your physician and the dispensary staff, based on your condition.
On the Office of Medical Cannabis website.
Vienna sits along the Ohio River just north of Parkersburg, across from Ohio. It was known for producing Vitrolite, a colorful structural glass, until the 1940s, and today it's a busy residential and shopping hub for the Mid-Ohio Valley. Vienna residents follow the same statewide rules as every patient in West Virginia's medical cannabis program.
West Virginia's program was created by the Medical Cannabis Act (Senate Bill 386) in 2017, with dispensary sales beginning in 2021. Adult-use cannabis is not legal in West Virginia.
Public use is prohibited and driving impaired is illegal. Federally, state-licensed medical cannabis moved to Schedule III in 2026, but it remains a controlled substance. See the Office of Medical Cannabis for current rules.
Appointments with West Virginia physicians registered with the OMC.