Mendry · · DCP Hub · · For Direct Care Providers
Mendry · · DCP Hub · · For Direct Care Providers
The educational infrastructure, peer network, regulatory tracking, and verified directory Mendry maintains for licensed clinicians serving veterans across both VA Community Care and state-licensed medical cannabis practice. One clinician. Two credentials. Operationally separate. Clinically integrated.
States with active medical cannabis programs where the two-hat model applies
DEA registrations revoked for state-authorized cannabis advisory activity in 20+ years
DEA registrations revoked for state-authorized cannabis advisory practice in 20+ years
Mendry is a Florida nonprofit — no referral fees, no placement, no direction of your practice
What This Hub Is
he two-hat model is not a workaround. It is built precisely around what current federal and state law permits. The same licensed clinician holds VA Community Care credentialing under federal authority and a separate state medical cannabis practitioner credential under state authority. The two practices operate separately as the law requires. The clinical knowledge that comes from serving the same veteran on both sides integrates in the head of the provider — not in the head of the veteran, who has historically been forced to carry that integration alone.
Federal Authority — VA Community Care Network: The provider holds VA CCN credentialing, sees veterans referred through the network, delivers federally-authorized care, and bills VA third-party administrators. VHA Directive 1315 protects veteran disclosure of cannabis use and permits documentation in VA records. The directive does not authorize VA-side cannabis prescribing.
State Authority — State Medical Cannabis Practice: The same clinician separately holds a state medical cannabis practitioner credential, registered with the state cannabis program office where applicable. The clinician exercises real clinical judgment in evaluation, formulation considerations, and treatment recommendations. Conant v. Walters protects the practitioner-patient cannabis conversation under First Amendment doctrine.
Direct Care Providers in the Mendry network are independent licensed clinicians. We do not employ you. We do not direct your clinical decisions. We do not insert ourselves into your patient relationships. What we provide is the educational scaffolding, peer connection, regulatory tracking, and verified visibility that solo and small-group practices serving veterans benefit from.
The two-hat model operates in the space between VA Community Care and state-licensed medical cannabis advisory practice. In a VA Community Care visit, you document safety counseling, functional measurements — sleep continuity, pain interference, daytime alertness — and Cannabis Use Disorder screenings that flow back to the veteran’s VA chart. In a separate, state-law encounter, you may serve as a Medical Cannabis Care Manager, advising on state-legal cannabis for qualifying conditions.
The two roles are legally and clinically distinct. VA credentialing does not ask about state cannabis credentials. State medical boards explicitly credential physicians for cannabis advisory practice. In more than twenty years since Conant v. Walters, the DEA has not revoked a single physician’s registration for state-authorized cannabis advisory activity. The DCP Hub explains that legal picture, connects veterans with your verified practice, and keeps the administrative overhead off your desk.
DCP Hub Resources
10-Part Guide
A 10-part comprehensive guide for licensed clinicians — from the legal foundations of the model through CCN credentialing, state cannabis registration, documentation standards, and the operational separation that makes the model legally clean.
40+ States
Verified two-hat providers searchable across 40+ states. Veterans find you. Colleagues find you. The directory is informational, not a referral system. No placement fees. No steering. Your scheduling link, direct.
3 Tiers
Membership intake and credential verification for licensed physicians, DOs, NPs, and PAs. Three membership tiers. Active license and NPI required. Month-to-month. No long-term contract. Profile live within 48 hours of verification.
Ongoing
Federal and state policy updates as they happen — DEA guidance, VHA Directive revisions, state cannabis program changes, CCN contract transitions. The regulatory landscape around veteran cannabis care is actively evolving. This tracker makes staying current low-friction.
Members Only
Other two-hat clinicians navigating the same credentialing questions, the same documentation patterns, the same conversations with skeptical colleagues. Moderated. On-mission. Built for the people already in the work, not for observers of it.
Audio & Transcript
Doctor-led conversations on the two-hat model, veteran patient care patterns, the regulatory landscape, and the clinical judgment that the model actually requires. The conversations your CME materials don’t have.
In-Depth Blogs
Three blogs written for clinicians who are past the introductory questions. Not a primer on what cannabis is. Not a general overview of VA policy. The operational and legal realities of running the two-hat model, written by people who understand them, for clinicians already inside the work.
What Mendry Provides DCSP Members
In more than twenty years since Conant v. Walters, the DEA has not revoked a physician’s DEA registration for cannabis recommendation activity conducted under state authority. The constitutional protection that case established has held across administrations. That is not a technicality — it is a durable legal record.
VA Community Care credentialing does not prohibit holding a state cannabis practitioner credential. The two authorities operate in different legal domains. Operational separation — separate records, separate billing, separate encounters — is what makes the two-hat model legally clean. The credentials do not conflict because they were never in the same jurisdiction.
Mendry does not employ you. We do not direct your clinical decisions. We do not insert ourselves between you and your patients. What Mendry provides is the educational scaffolding, peer connection, regulatory tracking, and verified visibility that independent practices serving veterans benefit from — your work, your reputation, your decisions.
Section 2 · Membership Process
Joining the Mendry provider directory is straightforward. We verify your independent practice credentials, you choose your membership tier, and your provider profile goes live. The whole process typically takes five to ten business days.
Complete the membership application with your practice name, clinical specialty, active state license, NPI number, and VA CCN participation status. Approximately 10 minutes.
Mendry confirms your active state license, NPI validity, and CCN participation status against primary source databases. We verify what is already public record — we do not audit your practice.
Select the tier that fits your practice — Basic ($20), Enhanced ($30), or Full Media Partner ($50). All tiers include a verified, searchable profile. No long-term contracts at any level.
Your listing publishes within 48 hours of verification. Veterans can find you by state, specialty, and CCN status. Your scheduling link is yours — Mendry never intercepts or charges per booking.
Licensed physicians, osteopathic doctors, and specialty clinicians — start your application now. We respond within five business days.
Section 3 · Membership Tiers
Three tiers, all transparent. None of the tiers create preferential placement in veteran-facing search results, change directory ranking, or affect Copay Relief eligibility for veterans. Tiers fund the platform and determine the visibility and media exposure available to your practice.
All membership tiers require active state license and NPI. CCN participation is recommended but not required. Membership is month-to-month with no long-term commitment. Tiers are administrative and fund platform operations — they do not influence directory ranking or veteran-facing search order.
For Clinicians Considering The Model
The most common reason qualified physicians avoid medical cannabis practice for veterans is fear. The fear is understandable. The fear is also, under current law, unfounded.
State medical boards explicitly credential physicians for medical cannabis practice in the 40 states with active programs. Holding a state cannabis practitioner credential is itself evidence of being licensed and in good standing.
The DEA has not, in more than twenty years since Conant v. Walters, revoked a physician’s DEA registration for cannabis recommendation activity conducted under state authority. The legal protection has held across multiple federal administrations.
VA Community Care credentialing does not ask about, and does not prohibit, holding a state cannabis practitioner credential. The two are different authorities operating in different domains.
Educational Resources
Honest, in-depth content for the clinicians, members, and veterans who want to understand the model before they commit to anything.
For Direct Care Providers
10 parts covering the legal framework, VA credentialing protection, operational separation, economics, patient communication, malpractice, state-by-state feasibility, and how to actually start a two-hat practice. Written for licensed clinicians.
For DCSP Members
Honest writing for the administrative members who run credentialing, billing, enrollment, and the rest of the work. CAQH discipline. Veteran-to-DCSP transitions. The burnout no one talks about. Three blogs to start, more coming.
Start with the guide that maps the model. Read the blogs that name the legal realities. Explore the regulatory tracker. Join the peer network when the work starts to feel familiar. Become a listed provider when you are ready to be found. No employment relationship. No placement fees. No direction of your clinical work. Just the infrastructure around what you do.
