A West Virginia physician registered with the Office of Medical Cannabis can certify your serious medical condition. Here's how your card works next to Ohio and Pennsylvania.
West Virginia's medical cannabis program is run by the Office of Medical Cannabis (OMC) in Charleston. 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.
Upload ID and proof of West Virginia residency, and pay the $50 fee — or request a hardship waiver.
The Office of Medical Cannabis reviews your application and approves your card.
Download your card, and renew each year with a new certification.
Weirton sits in one of the narrowest parts of West Virginia. A short drive changes everything about the law.
Buy at any licensed West Virginia dispensary, up to a 30-day supply.
Ohio doesn't honor West Virginia cards. Since March 2026, Ohio law also makes it illegal to possess cannabis bought outside Ohio, including your West Virginia medicine.
Pennsylvania doesn't recognize out-of-state cards, and possessing cannabis without a Pennsylvania card is a crime there.
Medical cannabis is still federally controlled. Carrying it across state lines can violate federal law.
Simple rule: keep your West Virginia medicine in West Virginia — even for a quick trip to Steubenville.
Ohio and Pennsylvania status as of 2026. General information only, not legal advice.
State law limits the forms dispensaries can sell and how patients can use them.
State application fee
Available for financial hardship
Card term, renewed annually
Supply limit at a time
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.
The Northern Panhandle's first medical dispensary, named for Weirton's steel heritage. Bring your West Virginia card and photo ID, and confirm hours before you go.
Every licensed dispensary in West Virginia is medical; see the Office of Medical Cannabis for the full list.
Wooded hills, a quiet lake, and hiking trails just north of town in Hancock County.
“I work in Steubenville. My medicine stays home on the West Virginia side — with Ohio's new law, I'm not taking any chances.”
— Rick D., Weirton“My neuropathy qualified. I vaporize flower now, and the physician walked me through what's allowed.”
— Joyce P., FollansbeeNo. Neither state recognizes West Virginia cards, Ohio now bars possessing cannabis bought outside Ohio, and crossing state lines can violate federal law.
No. West Virginia sells flower for vaporization only; smoking medical cannabis is prohibited.
Not commercially. West Virginia dispensaries can't sell edibles under current law.
The state fee is $50 a year, and the OMC offers a waiver for financial hardship. The physician visit is separate.
On the Office of Medical Cannabis website.
Weirton straddles Hancock and Brooke counties in the Northern Panhandle, across the Ohio River from Steubenville. It grew up around Weirton Steel, once the largest employee-owned company in the country. Weirton 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.