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Cannabis Law
Cannabis: Our Position for a Canadian Public Policy, Report of the Senate Special Committee On Illegal Drugs
In 2002, the Canadian Senate Special Committee On Illegal Drugs wrote this extensive report called "Cannabis: Our Position for a Canadian Public Policy". During their study of the issue, Senate Committee members visited the BCCCS to learn more about our model for dispensing medicinal cannabis. The report concludes that the harms associated with cannabis are due to its prohibition, and recommends that cannabis be legalized and regulated.... [...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]
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]
Canadian Senate Passes Bill S-10
On December 13 the Canadian Senate Passed S-10 (formerly known as C-15 and C-26
before that). So, where does that leave our community?
S-10 proposes Mandatory Minimum Sentences of 6 months for growing 6 or more
marijuana plants, and 18 months for producing any amount of hashish or edibles
(cookies, brownies, etc). S-10, like C-15 and C-26 before it, has been opposed by
every expert as a massive waste of money that will increase crime and violence on
our streets. In response, the Stephen Harper Conservatives have been unwilling and... [...More]
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Watch the presentation by Jeet-Kei Leung of the BC Compassion Club Society to the Senate Committee about the impacts of Bill C-15 (Mandatory Minimum Sentencing) on Compassion Clubs. (December 2nd, 2009)
You can read more about Bill C-15 in our Law,...
Beckley Foundation Cannabis Coalition & Global Cannabis Report
The Beckley Foundation is a UK organization, the mainstay of their work being to direct and support world-class research into the practices used to alter our conscious states, and the policies that seek to regulate some of these practices. Their activities include:... [...More]
Whyprohibition.ca
A content-rich site with many current articles, videos, and links about prohibition of cannabis and other drugs as well as topics such as harm reduction and prostitution. Updated daily.
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cannabisfacts.ca
A Canadian site with many interesting facts about cannabis, cannabis policy, and the most recent Canadian drug laws and legislation.
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BCCCS Gives Testimony to the Senate Against Bill C-15
In December, the BCCCS went to Ottawa to provide expert testimony on the damaging effects the Conservatives' proposed Bill C-15 would have on medical marijuana patients and Compassion Clubs. If passed, Bill C-15 would impose mandatory prison sentences for drug offences, including cannabis cultivation, starting at 5 plants.... [...More]
Media Awareness Project - Medical Marijuana page
A collection of media articles relating to the medicinal use of cannabis. Updated daily.... [...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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Still Illegal After All These Years
A 2001 article about medical marijuana written for the Vancouver Sun by BC lawyer John Conroy, who has done much work for the Compassion Club, its members, and its suppliers.... [...More]
Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
The Controlled Drugs and Substances Act is Canada's federal drug control statute. Currently, cannabis production, use and distribution is prohibited in Canada.... [...More]
Canadian Foundation for Drug Policy
A group of Canadian lawyers, researchers and other experts working to reform the nation's drug laws.... [...More]
Conroy & Company
BC lawyer John Conroy has done much work for the Compassion Club, its members and its suppliers. His site includes a number of medical marijuana court decisions.... [...More]
Tories plan get-tough national drug strategy
CBC, Oct 2007... [...More]
Cultivating Compassion
Article about Canadian compassion clubs, from the Sept 2007 Positive Side Magazine, published by the Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange.... [...More]
Waiting to Inhale
USA 2005. Director: Jed Riffe.
Waiting to Inhale examines the heated debate over marijuana and its use as medicine in the United States. It takes viewers inside the lives of patients who have been forever changed by illness—and parents who lost their children to addiction, and presents shocking new evidence that marijuana could hold a big stake in the future of medicine.... [...More]
BCCCS presents at Beyond Prohibition conference
BCCCS presents at Beyond Prohibition, a conference put on the the BC Civil Liberties Association, May 8, 2004. (on Pot-TV).... [...More]
Bill C10 is worst-case scenario of marijuana prohibition
Canadians will Register Disapproval in Upcoming Federal Election... [...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]
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]
United States Department of Justice - Judge Young's Ruling
Judge Young's ruling when determining whether the marijuana plant considered as a whole may lawfully be transferred from Schedule I to Schedule II of the schedules established by the Controlled Substances Act (the Act), 21 U.S.C. § 801, et seq. None of the parties is seeking to "legalize" marijuana generally or for recreational purposes. Placement in Schedule II would mean, essentially, that physicians in the United States would not violate Federal law by prescribing marijuana for their patients for legitimate therapeutic purposes. ... [...More]
