Virginia Gov. Signs ‘Let Doctors Decide’ MMJ Measure

By TG Branfalt

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has signed the legislation allowing physicians to recommend medical cannabis oil for any condition as long as they decide it’s the best course of action for the patient, according to a WVTF report. The law expands the state program from a qualified condition list to a model that allows doctors to do what they believe is best for the patient.

Patients, however, are still waiting for the state to license its first medical cannabis facilities, which the head of the Roanoke Valley Chapter of NORML, Katie Clifton, said would take about two years. Lawmakers approved five medical cannabis facilities last year.

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