Virginia's program is one of the simplest in the country — no qualifying conditions list, no state fee, no physical card. See a licensed practitioner via telehealth and receive your digital certification the same day.
Schedule a short video appointment with a Virginia-licensed practitioner — physician, PA, or nurse practitioner — through this platform. Virginia has no specific qualifying conditions list; your practitioner determines if medical cannabis may benefit your condition.
If approved, your practitioner submits your written certification directly into the Virginia CCA Portal during or immediately after the appointment. You receive your digital certification card by email the same day — no waiting, no paperwork, no office visit.
Present your digital certification (or printed copy) plus a valid government-issued photo ID and proof of Virginia residency at any licensed Virginia cannabis dispensary. Medical patients purchase at the standard 5.3% sales tax rate — far below the 26.3% rate on adult-use purchases.
Whether you're in Hilton Village, Denbigh, Oyster Point, Port Warwick, or anywhere across Roanoke — your licensed practitioner is a 15-minute video call away.
Direct answers, sourced from the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority, to questions Roanoke residents ask most about Virginia's Medical Cannabis Program.
Roanoke is one of Virginia's largest independent cities — a community of more than 185,000 residents at the mouth of the James River on the Chesapeake Bay, home to Roanoke Shipbuilding (Huntington Ingalls Industries), one of the largest shipyards in the world, as well as the Mariners' Museum, the Virginia Living Museum, and Christopher Newport University. Virginia's Medical Cannabis Program, administered by the Cannabis Control Authority (CCA), is one of the most patient-friendly in the country — no qualifying conditions list, no state fee, no physical card, and same-day digital certification. RoanokeMarijuana.clinic connects Roanoke residents with Virginia-licensed practitioners via telehealth.
Virginia has no fixed list of qualifying conditions. Any licensed Virginia practitioner — physician, PA, or APRN/NP — may certify a patient for any condition they determine could benefit from cannabis use. Common conditions include chronic pain, anxiety, PTSD, insomnia, depression, cancer, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and many others. The open standard makes Virginia one of the most accessible medical cannabis programs in the country. For full program details visit cca.virginia.gov/medicalcannabis/patients.
Roanoke patients book a 15–20 minute telehealth video appointment with a Virginia-licensed practitioner. If approved, the practitioner submits the written certification directly into the CCA Portal — no state application, no fee, no physical card needed. The patient receives a digital certification card by email the same day, valid immediately at any licensed Virginia dispensary. Certifications are valid for up to one year and may be renewed by any licensed practitioner via telehealth up to 45 days before expiration.
Virginia medical cannabis patients pay the standard 5.3% sales tax on purchases at licensed dispensaries. Adult-use recreational cannabis is subject to an additional 21% excise tax, bringing the total rate to 26.3%. For Roanoke patients who manage a qualifying condition with regular cannabis use, the medical certification pays for itself in tax savings within the first month of regular purchasing.
