The West Virginia Department of
Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health, Offices of Medical
Cannabis and Laboratory Services awarded a laboratory permit for medical
cannabis testing to Analabs Inc., of Crab Orchard, WV. The lab is expected to perform
a broad range of testing to ensure products are safe for patient medical use.
“The Office of Medical Cannabis
has continued to advance this program to assure that safe, quality tested medical
cannabis is made available to West Virginians who have serious medical
conditions,” said Jason Frame, Director of the Office of Medical Cannabis. “We
are pleased to have this next step accomplished.”
The West Virginia Medical Cannabis
Act permits West Virginia residents with serious medical conditions to procure
medical cannabis for certified medical use in the following forms: pill; oil;
topical forms including gels, creams, or ointments; a form medically
appropriate for administration by vaporization or nebulization, dry leaf, or
plant form; tincture; liquid; or dermal patch.