The West Virginia Office of Medical Cannabis is telling eligible West Virginians with serious medical conditions that they can now register for a medical cannabis patient card.
Governor Jim Justice signed the ‘Medical Cannabis Act’ into law on April 19, 2017. Tonight, some are saying West Virginia is still years behind when it comes to medical marijuana.
“I personally don’t think I’d be here without medical cannabis,” said Rusty Williams, a patient advocate.
Williams was diagnosed with cancer in 2012. He was uninsured at the time, so while he fought for health insurance, the cancer spread and he had to undergo chemotherapy. “I made the decision at the beginning that for as long as I could use cannabis instead of pharmaceuticals to deal with the side effects of chemo, I was gunna do that,” said Williams.
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