Medical cannabis certification for Westland
A private video evaluation with a Michigan-licensed physician. About fifteen minutes, from wherever you are in Wayne County — no drive, no waiting room.
Book your evaluationWhy patients in Westland use telehealth for this
Hardly anyone in Westland has just one doctor. Care in western Wayne County gets spread across facilities in Livonia, Dearborn, Ann Arbor and Detroit, and the specialist who treated your back four years ago is not in conversation with whoever manages your blood pressure now. The practical consequence is that you are the only person carrying your whole medical history, and this evaluation runs entirely on it. The most useful thing you can do before booking is write that history down: conditions, roughly when, what was tried, what helped and what didn't.
Plenty of people in western Wayne get their care through the VA, and the nearest facilities are over in Detroit and Ann Arbor. Worth knowing before you spend a visit on it: VA clinicians work under federal law and cannot complete a state certification, no matter how well they know your case. That is a policy about the system they work in, not a judgement about you, and it's the usual reason veterans end up seeing an outside physician for this one thing. Tell your VA provider either way. They can only manage your care properly if the record reflects what you're actually taking.
How the evaluation works
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Book a time
Pick a window that works, including evenings. You'll get a secure link by email or text.
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Complete intake
A short form covering your history and current medications, before you meet the physician.
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Meet the physician
A real conversation about your symptoms and history, weighed against Michigan's criteria.
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Get their decision
You'll know where you stand by the end of the call. If certified, we file with the CRA for you.
Who actually issues the card
We don't. The Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) does. Michigan's medical marijuana program is administered by the Cannabis Regulatory Agency, which took over the functions previously handled under LARA. The state — not this clinic — issues the registry card and sets its own processing times. If the physician certifies you, we file the certification on your behalf — but we can't promise a date, and nobody who tells you otherwise can either.
Questions from Westland patients
I'm a veteran and my care is through the VA. Can my VA doctor handle this?
No. VA operates under federal law and VA clinicians cannot complete state certification paperwork. You'd need an outside physician for the certification itself. Keep your VA provider informed regardless — a complete record matters more than the paperwork does.
My records are at four different places. Do I need to gather them all first?
You don't need to produce records to book. What helps most is your own written summary: conditions, approximate dates, treatments tried and how each went. If the physician needs something specific from another provider, they'll tell you during the visit.
How long does the visit take?
About fifteen minutes, and most of that is history. Because there's no physical exam and no lab work, how useful the visit is depends almost entirely on how completely you can describe your own past care.
Is this a substitute for treating the underlying condition?
No, and it isn't presented as one. This visit answers a single question. If the physician thinks your condition needs work this doesn't cover — imaging, a specialist, a proper medication review — they'll say so, and you'll still need someone else to do it.
Other services available across Michigan
Certification is one part of what we do. Patients in Westland also use us for medically supervised weight management, testosterone replacement therapy, peptide therapy, ketamine care and anxiety and stress support.
Nearby in Metro Detroit
Every visit happens over video, so these pages differ only in the local rules and circumstances that apply where you live. We serve patients across all 36 — see the full list on the Michigan page.
This page is general health information, not medical advice, and reading it does not create a physician–patient relationship. Certification under the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (MCL 333.26421 et seq.) requires a qualifying condition, determined by a licensed physician exercising independent clinical judgement. No one can promise you will qualify, and your fee pays for the physician's time and judgement rather than for any particular outcome. Michigan's program rules change; confirm current requirements with the Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA). Cannabis remains a Schedule I controlled substance under federal law, and a state registry card does not change federal law, override an employer's policy, or affect federally regulated testing requirements. In a medical emergency call 911. For mental health crisis support, call or text 988.