What Medical Consulting Network does

Medical Consulting Network, doing business as Marijuana Doctors, is a U.S. telehealth and marketplace platform that connects patients seeking medical marijuana treatment with state-licensed cannabis physicians for evaluations and medical marijuana card certification. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Melville, New York, the company operates as a brand under parent Veriheal Inc., a private cannabis technology and compliance firm. Patients book evaluations either through HIPAA-compliant online video consultations or in-person visits, with the platform currently listing 4,660+ physicians across 466 cities in 40 states. The company targets adult patients with qualifying conditions such as chronic pain, anxiety, PTSD, migraines, insomnia, arthritis, cancer, and epilepsy, and also routes certified patients to state-licensed dispensaries via an integrated locator tool.

Underlying technology consists of a patient-facing web portal with a searchable physician directory, structured patient intake system, secure encrypted video consultation infrastructure with end-to-end encryption and Business Associate Agreements, a dispensary locator with license-type filtering, and supporting educational tools including an edible dosage calculator, state law guides, and a condition library. The platform also maintains a substantial cannabis content marketing footprint (blog articles, state-by-state guides, drug-interaction explainers) that serves as organic SEO demand generation. Certification workflow moves patients from eligibility checking through physician consultation, recommendation issuance, state application submission, and dispensary visit.

The business model is a marketplace/professional-services hybrid: the platform facilitates physician consultation fees of $49-$150 for telehealth and $100-$300 for in-person visits, with state registration fees of $0-$200 typically passed through to state programs. The company goes to market directly to consumers through SEO-driven state-specific landing pages and content marketing, with no disclosed enterprise or B2B channel. Internal headcount is reported at 1-10 employees, and no venture funding is disclosed, indicating a lean privately-held operation.

Name

Medical Consulting Network

Legal name

Veriheal Inc.

Website

https://marijuanadoctors.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Medical Consulting Network (dba Marijuana Doctors) is a U.S. telehealth marketplace that connects patients seeking medical marijuana cards with state-licensed cannabis physicians across 40 states, supporting HIPAA-compliant video and in-person evaluations followed by dispensary referrals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Melville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Physician Consultation Fees: The platform facilitates medical marijuana evaluations where patients pay for consultations with licensed cannabis doctors. Consultation fees range from $49-$300 depending on in-person vs telehealth format and state. The company connects patients with physicians and processes the evaluations.
2. Doctor Recommendation Services: Fees for physician recommendations required for medical marijuana card applications. In-person visits typically $100-$300; telehealth consultations $49-$150. The platform facilitates booking these appointments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Medical Consulting Network operates Marijuana Doctors, a telehealth and online directory platform that connects patients seeking medical marijuana cards with state-licensed cannabis physicians for evaluations, physician certifications, and state medical marijuana card applications. The platform supports both online/telehealth and in-person consultations across 40 U.S. states and additionally directs certified patients to verified dispensaries via a dispensary locator.

Product overview

Marijuana Doctors operates as a telehealth platform connecting patients seeking medical marijuana cards with licensed cannabis physicians. The core product is the Medical Marijuana Card Evaluation Platform, which enables patients to book online or in-person consultations with certified doctors, receive physician certifications, and apply for state medical marijuana cards. Supporting the platform are a Physician Directory (listing 4,660+ doctors across 40 states), a Dispensary Locator for patient access to licensed dispensaries, and educational tools including an Edible Dosage Calculator, State Law Guides, and a Condition Library. The Patient Intake System structures the pre-evaluation data collection process. All components work together to provide a complete pathway from initial evaluation through dispensary access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical Marijuana Card Evaluation Platform A telehealth and online booking platform connecting patients seeking medical marijuana cards with state-licensed cannabis physicians for online or in-person evaluations, physician recommendations, and state medical marijuana card application support across 40 U.S. states.
• Physician Directory A searchable directory of 4,660+ licensed cannabis doctors across 466 cities in 40 legal states, allowing patients to find and compare certified medical marijuana physicians by location, credentials, and ratings and book appointments.
• Dispensary Locator A search tool helping enrolled medical marijuana patients find state-licensed dispensaries near their location, with filtering by license type and medical program participation, plus dispensary menus, reviews, operating hours, and ordering or pickup options where available.

Quantifiable outcome

• Many states now provide same-day digital approval for medical marijuana applications
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Veriheal Inc.parent companyOthersMarijuana Doctors is a Veriheal Inc. Company. Veriheal is a technology company focused on medical marijuana patient services and cannabis compliance solutions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• NuggMD: Direct competitor operating a similar cannabis telehealth platform connecting patients with licensed physicians for medical marijuana card certifications across multiple states. Closely comparable product, pricing, and target customer.
• Leafwell: Direct competitor in the cannabis telehealth space, offering online medical marijuana card evaluations and connecting patients with certified cannabis physicians across legal states. Comparable business model and patient journey.
• PrestoDoctor: Direct competitor providing online medical marijuana evaluations and physician recommendations for medical cards. Closely comparable telehealth-driven cannabis certification model.
• Green Health Docs: Direct competitor operating a network of cannabis clinics offering medical marijuana card certifications via telehealth and in-person visits across multiple states. Comparable service mix and patient demographic.
• CannaCare Docs: Direct competitor offering medical marijuana card evaluations through both telehealth and in-person clinics across multiple legal states. Comparable patient acquisition model and service offering.
• MMJ.com: Direct competitor providing online medical marijuana card consultations and physician recommendations. Comparable service scope and target patient segment.
• Elevate Holistics: Direct competitor offering telehealth-based medical marijuana card certifications across multiple states. Comparable business model, pricing approach, and patient journey.

Others

• Veriheal Inc. Parent company of Marijuana Doctors, operating adjacent cannabis telehealth and patient services. Listed as OTHERS rather than direct peer because it is the corporate parent with overlapping but not strictly identical go-to-market.

Broad incumbents

• Hims & Hers Health: Broader telehealth incumbent operating a large direct-to-consumer virtual care platform. Not cannabis-focused, but highly comparable in telehealth infrastructure, compliance approach, and consumer marketing playbook.
• Ro: Broader telehealth incumbent offering condition-specific virtual care platforms and prescription programs. Comparable in telehealth + condition-specific prescription architecture, though not focused on cannabis.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/marijuanaDR
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/marijuana-doctors

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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