Benefits of Getting a U.S. Virgin Islands Medical Card
Recreational cannabis use is now legal in USVI, but an 18% tax is applied to all dispensary cannabis purchases. Medical marijuana cardholders are exempt from this sales tax.
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Register Online with Leafwell
Leafwell is coming to the U.S. Virgin Islands soon! Join our waitlist to be notified when we’re live.
Once we’re open in the U.S. Virgin Islands, you’ll be able to book an appointment for a medical marijuana consultation.
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Discuss Medical Marijuana with Your Doctor
You’ll speak to your physician about medical cannabis and your qualifying condition(s).
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Receive Your Certificate From Leafwell
Once approved, you will be sent a certificate recommending you for medical cannabis.
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Apply for a Card with the Territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands
You must fill out an application form and send it and your certificate to the U.S. Virgin Island medical marijuana program to qualify for a medical marijuana card in the territory.
About Medical Marijuana in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Gov. Albert Bryan signed the Virgin Islands Medical Cannabis Patient Care Act in 2019. This allowed physicians to recommend cannabis to qualified patients.
Recreational or adult use of cannabis is legal in the U.S. Virgin Islands as of January 2023.
How to Qualify
To apply for a medical marijuana card or recommendation in the U.S. Virgin Islands, you must be a legal state resident at least 21. There are outpatient and non-resident options.
Things to Know
Application fees for the medical marijuana card are $50 per year for residents.
Outpatient and Non-Resident cardholders will pay $50 for five days, $75 for 10 days, and $100 for 30 days.
Medical Conditions
In the US Virgin Islands, the following conditions may qualify you for a medical marijuana certificate and card:
- Addiction Treatment
- AIDS/HIV
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Arthritis
- Autism/Asperger Syndrome
- Cachexia or Wasting Syndrome
- Cancer
- Chronic Pain, Muscle Pain and Other Types of Pain
- Glaucoma
Possession and Growing
Medical marijuana patients in the U.S. Virgin Islands may possess up to four ounces of cannabis flower.
Registered patients may grow up to 12 cannabis plants on their property.
Caregivers
Medical Marijuana patients in the U.S. Virgin Islands can have a caregiver.
Being a caregiver for a patient in the US Virgin Islands is possible.
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Caregivers may collect a patient’s cannabis from a dispensary on their behalf.
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Either a patient or their caregiver may cultivate plants for a patient.
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Caregivers can also cultivate cannabis plants, but patients must notify the USVI Office of Cannabis Regulations (OCR) if they or the caregiver will be the designated cannabis grower. It’s either one or the other — patients and caregivers cannot grow plants simultaneously.
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Caregivers must be 21.
Reciprocity
The U.S. Virgin Islands allows out-of-state patients to qualify for the territory’s medical program. This is called medical marijuana reciprocity.
Other states with reciprocity may recognize a U.S. Virgin Islands medical marijuana card. This reciprocity is one key benefit for medical marijuana users. Unlike recreational cannabis users, medical marijuana users with a medical marijuana card can travel to certain states and purchase cannabis products.
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Frequently Asked Questions in U.S. Virgin Islands
How much does a U.S. Virgin Islands medical marijuana certificate and card cost?
Leafwell cannot provide online medical marijuana certifications and consultations for U.S. Virgin Island patients. Other doctors may be able to certify residents in the territory for medical cannabis, and their fees will vary. It’s important to note that most private insurance plans, Medicare and Medicaid, don’t cover medical cannabis certifications, so you’ll have to pay cash for an appointment.
Governmental application fees for USVI medical marijuana cards are $50 per year for residents. Outpatient and non-resident cardholders will pay $50 for five days, $75 for 10 days, and $100 for 30 days.
Which medical conditions qualify for a medical marijuana card in the U.S. Virgin Islands?
The following medical conditions may qualify you for a medical marijuana certificate and card in the U.S. Virgin Islands:
- Agitation of Alzheimer’s disease
- AIDS/HIV
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), aka Lou Gehrig’s disease
- Arthritis
- Autism
- Cancer
- Chronic pain
- Crohn’s disease
- Diabetes
- Glaucoma
- Hepatitis C
- Hospice care
- Huntington’s disease
- Neuropathic pain
- Ulcerative colitis
- Opiate use disorder
- Parkinson’s disease (PD)
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
In addition, treating any of the above conditions or conditions that cause cachexia or wasting syndrome, severe nausea, seizures, or severe and persistent muscle spasms also qualifies a patient for medical cannabis.
What must I know about applying for my medical cannabis cards in U.S. Virgin Islands online?
It’s impossible to qualify for a U.S. Virgin Islands medical marijuana certificate and medical cannabis card online.
You must fill out an application form, get certified by a healthcare provider licensed in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and send the application form and certificate to the USVI Office of Cannabis Regulations to qualify for a medical marijuana card in the territory.
How old must I be to apply for a medical marijuana card in the U.S. Virgin Islands?
Anyone over 18 can apply for a medical marijuana card in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Minors under 21 can qualify for medical cannabis if they have a caregiver.
Can I be/have a caregiver for a medical marijuana patient in the U.S. Virgin Islands?
Medical marijuana patients in the U.S. Virgin Islands can have a caregiver. Caregivers must be 21 and may collect a patient’s cannabis from a dispensary on their behalf.
Caregivers can also cultivate cannabis plants, but patients must notify the USVI Office of Cannabis Regulations (OCR) if they or the caregiver will be the designated cannabis grower. It’s either one or the other — patients and caregivers cannot grow plants simultaneously.
Does Leafwell work with medical marijuana doctors in the U.S. Virgin Islands?
Leafwell cannot certify patients for U.S. Virgin Islands medical marijuana cards online.