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Cannabis as Therapy for People Living with HIV/AIDS: “Our Right, Our Choice”
By the Canadian AIDS Society. -- This study examined the legal, ethical and human rights issues related to access and regulation of cannabis for therapeutic purposes for people living with HIV/AIDS.
The BCCCS was honoured to be a key informant in this incredible project that will benefit all those who use cannabis as a medicine. ... [...More]
CN BC: Pot Plants Are 'Special, They're Medicine'
Quesnel Cariboo Observer, May 24, 2006... [...More]
Should Moms Smoke Pot?
Nanaimo News Bulletin (CN BC) , Sat, 05 Nov 2005... [...More]
Study Favours Pot Smoking In Pregnancy
Victoria News (CN BC), Fri, 07 Oct 2005... [...More]
Marijuana Effective Against Morning Sickness: Study
The Province (CN BC), Thu, 06 Oct 2005... [...More]
Corporate Cannabis
The Walrus (Canada), Tue, 01 Feb 2005 ... [...More]
COMPASS - Cannabis for the Management of Pain: Assessment of Safety Study
The COMPASS study was developed through a series of workshops with Canadian physicians, scientists and regulators. Funding is provided by Health Canada in partnership with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). The study aims to collect information on the safety of cannabis when used for chronic pain. This information will assist health workers and policy makers who are working to establish scientifically-based medical cannabis programs.... [...More]
British Columbia Compassion Club Society's Response to Health Canada's Proposed Amendments to MMAR
The MMAR programme was established to remedy the unconstitutionality of the Cannabis prohibition laws, which force Canadians to choose between their liberty and their health, by providing a legal route for those who use cannabis medically. Since its inception in 2001, the programme has failed to meet that goal.
Moreover, this programme has been found unconstitutional in the courts. The latest amendments to the MMAR programme continue to evade the court ordered remedies and their responsibility to Canadians.... [...More]
Take 2 Joints and Call Me in the Morning
DrugSense Weekly, Fri, 2 Apr 2004... [...More]
Medical Marijuana: Why - and How
Vancouver Sun (CN BC), Tue, 30 Mar 2004... [...More]
CBC Radio: Questions About Drug Store Pot Plan
Mar 2004. CBC Radio. Audio Only. Medical marijuana advocate Hilary Black is questioning a Health Canada pilot project that will see medicinal pot distributed in pharmacies.... [...More]
Bill C10 is worst-case scenario of marijuana prohibition
Canadians will Register Disapproval in Upcoming Federal Election... [...More]
Study Examines Medical Pot Use
Ubyssey (CN BC Edu), Tue, 02 Mar 2004... [...More]
A Roadmap to Compassion: The Implementation of a Working Medicinal Cannabis Program in Canada (BCCCS, VICS, CSA)
This document identifies many of the roadblocks Canadians have been facing with the MMAR program, and proposes solutions to overcoming them. These solutions focus on the already existing and successful medical cannabis distribution system in Canada, the compassion societies. It was produced collaboratively by Canadians for Safe Access, the B.C. Compassion Club Society, and the Victoria Island Compassion Society.... [...More]
Ottawa Won't Prosecute Medical Marijuana Activists
Globe and Mail (Canada), Wed, 28 Jan 2004... [...More]
Up In Smoke: The Illusion of Legal Medical Cannabis
From Living +, Nov & Dec 2003 - An article by Rielle Capler and Hilary Black.... [...More]
Advocacy Group Questions Safety Of Federal Pot,
The Peak (CN BC), Mon, 22 Sep 2003... [...More]
MDs Uneasy About Prescribing Marijuana
Whitehorse Star (CN YK), Sat, 30 Aug 2003... [...More]
MTV Canada
Jul 2003 - BC Compassion Club facilitator Hilary Black, Supreme Court appellant David Malmo-Levine, Vancouver Mayor Larry Campbell and Dr. Ian Martin of Three Bridges Youth Addiction Services talk about pot and the new fake "Decrim" government proposals.... [...More]
The VICS/BCCCS recommendations to OCMA Stakeholders Advisory Committee
The BC Compassion Club and the Vancouver Island Compassion Society's 9 recommendations to the Office of Medical Cannabis Access (OCMA) Stakeholders Advisory Committee regarding the MMAR program.... [...More]
BCCCS Presentation to the OCMA Stakeholders Advisory Committee
Compassion Clubs are stakeholders in the development of these regulations. We are actually providing access to this effective medicine, while members of this committee who are deeply invested in the status quo of prohibition, are influencing the creation of regulations, which cater to prohibition, not to a true healthcare agenda.... [...More]
Joint letter from BCCCS/VICS - Recommendations
To Health Canada, the OCMA, our elected and appointed representatives, In light of the recent Ontario court decisions that found the Marijuana Medical Access Regulations to be unconstitutional for only providing the “illusion of access” to medicinal cannabis to those with a legitimate need, Health Canada finds itself in the position to make real and effective reforms to the MMAR...... [...More]
BCCCS Shocked by the Recent Actions of Health Canada
Letter to Health Minister Anne McLellan, 2002.... [...More]
Senate Committee Recommends Legalization of Cannabis (Government press release)
OTTAWA, September 4, 2002 - The Senate Special Committee on Illegal Drugs today released its final report on cannabis. In an exhaustive and comprehensive two-year study of public policy related to marijuana, the Special Committee found that the drug should be legalized. The 600 plus page Senate report is a result of rigorous research, analysis and extensive public hearings in Ottawa and communities throughout Canada with experts and citizens. ... [...More]
Crimes of Compassion
Canada 2001. Director: Jennifer Pickford.
Crimes of Compassion takes an insider’s look at the Vancouver Island Compassion Society (VICS) as it struggles to operate after being busted by the police. The film includes an inside look at a medical marijuana grow operation, and an interview with former Canadian Health Minister Alan Rock as part of an examination of the medical marijuana access regulations.... [...More]
BCCCS Testimony to The Special Senate Committee on Illegal Drugs
In 2001, the BCCCS was invited to testify before the Senate Committee as part of their efforts to gather information for their upcoming report, Cannabis: Our Position for a Canadian Public Policy.... [...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]
BCCCS Response to Health Canada's Proposed Medical Marijuana Access Regulations
The British Columbia Compassion Club Society (BCCCS) greatly values this opportunity to offer input into the future regulations of medicinal cannabis. In our four years of experience with the practical application of medicinal cannabis distribution, we have gathered much information regarding all aspects of cannabis. We are pleased to share our experience and knowledge toward the creation of a compassionate and rational regulatory framework.... [...More]
