West Virginia’s first-ever medical marijuana dispensary has opened in the city of Morgantown.
Dozens of people lined up at Trulieve for the event this week.
“It feels incredible, you know, at Trulieve, we are all about providing patient access,” CEO Kim Rivers said.
“And of course, to be the first medical marijuana dispensary in the state of West Virginia is an incredible achievement. The team has done a fabulous job and we’re very, very excited to serve the patients here, today, and in the future.”
Trulieve’s first customer was Ronald Frye, a U.S. Army Veteran who came with his wife and is a Purple Heart recipient.
Rivers gave Frye a chance to speak before going into the dispensary and he said he was “monumentally honored.”
Frye said it was an honor not only to be the first in the state but to represent thousands of West Virginia veterans.
“Thank you so much,” Frye added.
“I always like to start actually with the advocates and the advocate community, because if it were not for those of you who are citizens in West Virginia who have called who have emailed who have written, who have talked at hearings, really advocating for cannabis to be available in West Virginia,” Rivers said.
“We know that we would not be here today, so quick shout out to all those folks joining us here today. Of course, there is Rusty Williams who is actually critical in terms of leading that charge with patient advocates.”
“In addition, of course, we want to thank all of the council members who are here with us today, as well as the commissioners who are here with us today. And of course, our state regulators, who have been working with us in order to get this location open. Actually, they have been very, very cooperative throughout this process. And it’s always a little bit of, you know, a process to get a market open for the first time and to get to this moment so it really is a team effort. And we’re very, very thankful for everyone working with us to achieve the first sale here.”
