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Press releases
The BCCCS has sent out press releases regarding issues that effect medical cannabis users, either on our own or in conjuction with other organizations with whom we are affiliated.
Health Canada meets with the province’s dispensaries
Health Canada meets with the province’s dispensaries to gather their input on changes to the Medical Marijuana program
September 7th, 2011 – Vancouver – Today Health Canada will be meeting with representatives of British Columbia’s dispensaries for consultation on proposed changes to the federal Medical Marijuana program.... [...More]
BCCCS Member Wins Medical Marijuana Reimbursement From Workers Comp in Ontario
The BC Compassion Club Society (BCCCS) is celebrating a ruling for one of its members, Gary William Simpson, now living in Ontario, in a victory for the rights of medical cannabis patients. After a five-year journey of appeals, Mr. Simpson has been awarded reimbursement for the cost of his medical marijuana from the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB), the Workers Compensation body of Ontario.... [...More]
BCCCS Thanks Liberal Party of Canada For Promising To Vote Down Bill S-10
March 3, 2011
The BCCCS has sent an open letter to the Liberal Party of Canada and all its MPs expressing our thanks for their recent public condemnation of Bill S-10, and their statement of intention to vote down the hugely regressive and harmful bill, which would see mandatory prison sentences for cannabis cultivation starting at 6 plants.
In a press statement issued last month, the Liberal Party announced that “it will oppose
Bill S-10 over concerns that the bill disproportionately targets youth and would cause an... [...More]
BCCCS Working to Further Legitimize Medical Cannabis Cultivation
You may have seen media recently talking about a supposed confrontation between BCCCS and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).... [...More]
Welcome To The Newly Revamped BC Compassion Club Website!
Welcome! We are exceptionally pleased to unveil our newly revamped website, adding a host of new features and making information easier to find and access. This has been made possible by utilizing the wonderful open-source Content Management platform called Drupal, which features many tools for non-profit and advocacy groups. Please have a look around and enjoy!
We also invite you to sign up to become a bcccs supporter and be kept in the loop about our most exciting news, research and campaigns!... [...More]
BC Compassion Club Opposes Bill S-10 for Proposing Mandatory Minimum Sentences Against Patients and Cultivators
Members and supporters of the BC Compassion Club Society will be holding rallies in Vancouver on Saturday, October 2 at 12.30pm, as part of a nation-wide Day of Action against Bill S10.... [...More]
Bill C-15, the mandatory minimum sentencing Bill for drug offences currently in Senate, will harm the lives and freedom of people who grow cannabis, including medicinal cannabis patients and cultivators who supply ill people through Compassion Clubs. Mandatory sentences mean the judge will be forced to send someone found guilty to prison without being able to consider their motivations (such as supplying ill people).... [...More]
Bill C15 Petition and Poster
The BC Compassion Club presented this petition against Bill C15 to the Senate Committee on December 2, 2009. This regressive legislation - had it passed - would have written into law mandatory minimum sentencing for drug crimes, including cultivation of cannabis. The bill ultimately died when Stephen Harper prorogued Parliament in late December, 2009.
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Bill C-26 promises more people in prison
Bill C-26 is the Conservative Government's set of proposed changes to the Criminal Code, in particular the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. This Bill--if it passes--will have some deeply damaging effects on our society. You can read the Bill here.... [...More]
BC Compassion Club Society Unenthusiastic About New Medicinal Cannabis Regulations and Fuming About Health Canada's Plan to Give Confiscated Seeds to Prairie Plant Systems
Vancouver, July 5 - The British Columbia Compassion Club Society (BCCCS), a non-profit organization that has been distributing medicinal cannabis for over four years, is pleased that Canada is taking steps to create legal access to cannabis for those in need. However, they feel that their 1,500 members as well as many other Canadians will be adversely affected by the creation of this costly and unnecessary bureaucratic process.... [...More]
