Virginia is not a state you would think of when you think of medical marijuana. In fact, as a resident of Virginia I was unaware of this law myself. However, a law was passed by the General Assembly in 1979 states the following:
Virginia Code § 18.2-251.1. Possession or distribution of marijuana for medical purposes permitted.
A. No person shall be prosecuted under § 18.2-250 or § 18.2-250.1 for the possession of marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinol when that possession occurs pursuant to a valid prescription issued by a medical doctor in the course of his professional practice for treatment of cancer or glaucoma.
B. No medical doctor shall be prosecuted under § 18.2-248 or § 18.2-248.1 for dispensing or distributing marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinol for medical purposes when such action occurs in the course of his professional practice for treatment of cancer or glaucoma.
C. No pharmacist shall be prosecuted under §§ 18.2-248 to 18.2-248.1 for dispensing or distributing marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinol to any person who holds a valid prescription of a medical doctor for such substance issued in the course of such doctor’s professional practice for treatment of cancer or glaucoma.
So, it appears that medical marijuana is ONLY used for glaucoma and/or cancer patients. In addition, it is not permitted for Virginia to advertise in the media, so the only way a patient would be aware of where to obtain medical marijuana would be from the doctor who prescribed it.
There are so many other conditions for which medical marijuana can be immensely helpful, including anxiety, depression, migraines, asthma, MS and a long list of others. Hopefully the state of Virginia will change the laws to include more conditions for which medical cannabis can be prescribed, however it will take strong advocacy from residents and lawmakers.
Write your Representative to show your support for the expansion of medicinal marijuana in Virginia. Find your representative by using the link below if you don't know who to contact:
https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
A license is required still. But one thing is for sure, its benefits are tremendous.
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i live in va and have multiple problems bi polar paronoide shc you name it i went camping last summer and caught lyme disease and it increased my problems really really bad ! my stomach kills me every day my hand will lock up with my arm and shoulder ive spit up blood some times it feels like my heart is going to explode when i barley touch the center of my chest and it hurts really bad i have to sleep upright or every thing turns brite white . va wont change the pot laws here because its so old fashion i say dont vote for those who are against it ! they dont know what its like to poop your brains out every day and devil mood rage ! they only want to put us onpills and lock us up in a hospital. i havent smoked in a while clean as can be . i wish i could get medical marijuana here
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