Compassion Clubs
Vancouver Island Compassion Society
The Vancouver Island Compassion Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing a safe source of cannabis-based treatments to its membership, and to adding to our knowledge and understanding of the therapeutic potential of whole-plant cannabis medicines through community-based scientific research.... [...More]
BCCCS working for inclusion of dispensaries in federal medical marijuana regulations
Since the announcement of proposed changes to the federal medical marijuana regulations by Health Canada in June, the BCCCS has been working hard in a major campaign to ensure medical cannabis dispensaries and the patients they serve are included in changes to the legal framework.... [...More]
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 Submission to Health Canada Regarding Proposed Changes to the MMAR
In response to proposed changes to the federal medical marijuana program announced in June, the BC Compassion Club Society submitted its report about the important role that qualified dispensaries can have in meeting patient needs under the federal program. Download and read our full report to Health Canada here.... [...More]
Health Canada Announces Proposed Changes To MMAR
Health Canada has announced their proposed changes to the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR), the legal framework by which medical cannabis can be accessed in Canada.
While the proposed changes are a mix of good and bad, Compassion Clubs and the choice of over 30,000 patients across Canada to have dispensaries provide their medical cannabis has been left in the “legal grey zone”.... [...More]
Top 10 Reasons To Choose The BCCCS As Your Medical Cannabis Dispensary
#1 Integrity:
As Canada's original medical cannabis dispensary, we have served over 6,500 members with serious illnesses since 1997. We are the model Compassion Club, setting the standard for best practices across the nation. We have been praised by judges, law-makers and health care professionals...
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Medical Cannabis Club of Guelph
The MCCG’s mission is to provide safe, clean, and reliable access to cannabis for disabled and chronically ill people in a supportive environment. We also help members achieve self-sustainability and independence by providing young plants.... [...More]
Toronto Compassion Centre
The Toronto Compassion Centre (TCC) is a not-for-profit organization established in 1997 by Warren Hitzig (of Hitzig v. Canada) and Dominic Cramer (founder of Toronto Hemp Company, etc.), and run ‘by members for members’ to serve two purposes: we provide information relating to the therapeutic use of cannabis, and facilitate access to a consistent, safe, and dependable source of medical cannabis products for people suffering from ailments for which cannabis has been shown to be effective.... [...More]
Nelson Cannabis Compassion Club
The Nelson Cannabis Compassion Club, located in the Kootenays, surfaced in June of 1999 to answer the call for need of medical cannabis. Their mission is to assist our members in accessing high quality cannabis as part of natural healing in a supportive enviroment.... [...More]
Montreal Compassion Center
The Montreal Compassion Center is a not-for-profit organization established in 1999 helping patients by supplying cannabis needed to alleviate their painful symptoms.... [...More]
Cannabis Buyers' Clubs of Canada
The Cannabis Buyers' Clubs of Canada, Victoria BC, has been providing cannabis products to people with permanent physical disabilities or diseases since 1996.... [...More]
Cannabis As Living Medicine (C.A.L.M.)
Cannabis As Living Medicine (C.A.L.M.) is a national, peer-run organization that provides almost 2,000 Canadians living with severe or chronic illnesses with safe and continuous access to medicinal cannabis in a safe empowering environment. C.A.L.M. is Eastern Canada’s first medical cannabis club, established in 1996, and serves members in the Greater Toronto Area and across Canada.... [...More]





