West Virginia legislature legalized medical marijuana more than two years ago but have faced several delays since Gov. Jim Justice signed the bill into law.

Lawmakers believed medical cannabis products would be available to the public by July 1 but more delays are expected.

Sitting in front of the Governor right now is a compromise bill that increase the point of sale to 10 percent.

“I think that the state just wants to make sure that they’ve got enough money to self-sustain the program and they don’t have to receive funding from some other sources to support the medical cannabis,” said Michael Haid, a medical cannabis lobbyist.

Another major change that is delaying the bill is the enabling of so’called vertical intergration, which would give a company the ability to be the grower, processor, and seller of medical marijuana products.

“But without the vertical integration, it’s an impossible business model,” said Haid. “And the stand-alone diuspensaries, won’t have a chance.”

Gov. Justice has promised to pass the bill if lawmakers fix the changes.

However, advocates believe it may take another year or two before the West Virginians can purchase medical cannabis products.