Weedmaps, an online cannabis marketplace for consumers, today announced it has partnered with NuggMD, an online telemedicine platform for medical cannabis patients and physicians, to launch a pilot program that streamlines the medical cannabis education and application process for patients.
This initiative enhances access to medical cannabis by connecting potential patients on Weedmaps with the NuggMD telehealth platform. The first phase of the program is currently active in five of the 28 states that NuggMD serves: Florida, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Louisiana.
According to an August 2023 survey of nearly 15,000 Weedmaps users, 33% of respondents said they are more likely to use cannabis to address the symptoms of a diagnosed medical condition, with “reducing anxiety” and “relaxing” as the most common drivers of cannabis usage. NuggMD has seen similar results from their own recent cannabis consumer poll, noting that, “one in four survey participants use marijuana for pain management.”
Launched in 2008, Weedmaps was founded by two California Prop 215 medical marijuana patients as an easily accessible online directory of medical dispensaries to guide fellow medical cannabis patients in their own research. As U.S. state medical programs began expanding, and the onset of adult-use cannabis moved forward both in the U.S. and Canada, Weedmaps expanded to support emerging markets, eventually growing into the marketplace provided today.
Weedmaps users in FL, OK, PA, WV, and LA can learn more about the NuggMD pilot program by visiting Weedmaps.com.
