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Health Canada / Federal 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]
Press Release: Medicinal Cannabis Patients Need Compassion, Not Disruption
BC Compassion Club Society Responds to Proposed Medical Marihuana Regulations.
Avaialble via Wire Service.... [...More]
North Island Compassion Club Challenging Constitution
Related links:
http://www.straight.com/article-737531/vancouver/north-island-compassion...
http://www.comoxvalleyrecord.com/news/163066526.html... [...More]
BCCCS Continues Work To Include Dispensaries In Federal Program
BCCCS continues to work for the inclusion of compassion clubs and their patients in the federal program. During the month of February, BCCCS took part in a number of important meetings with Health Canada towards this goal.... [...More]
Wide range of medical marijuana users find relief in pot, despite government misgivings
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The Compassionate Voice Winter 2011
The October-December edition of the BCCCS' newsletter features updates from our recent roundtable meeting with Health Canada, as well as the Dispensaries Are Indispensable capmaign. Other updates include vapourizer news, and posts from the member picnic as well as Pride.... [...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]
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]
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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Medical Marijuana Access Regulations
Canadian legislation about medical cannabis.... [...More]
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]
Medical Marijuana Access Division - Government program
Health Canada government website about their program and how to apply.... [...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]
Island Harvest
Under Canadian federal licence, Island Harvest produces and supplies quality strains of medical cannabis to Health Canada licenced medical consumers. They are located on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.... [...More]
A Review of the Cannabis Cultivation Contract between Health Canada and Prairie Plant Systems
The following is a review of the contract terms and negotiations between Health Canada and Prairie Plant Systems for the three contract extensions beginning January 2006 and ending September 2007. It is intended to inform stakeholders (i.e. medical cannabis users, Canadian taxpayers, and political representatives) of the costs of the federal government’s medical cannabis program and to highlight areas of concern in order to ensure transparency and accountability. It does not address the quality of the cannabis produced by PPS.... [...More]
Ottawa Adopting Failed U.S.-style “War on Drugs"
Oct 2007 - News release from the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network... [...More]
Tories plan get-tough national drug strategy
CBC, Oct 2007... [...More]
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]
MMAR Still Unconstitutional After Latest Amendments
A critique of amendments made in 2004 to Health Canada's medical marijuana program and examination of their failure to address inadequacies in the program.
From Cannabis Culture Online, 25 Jun, 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]
