Dictionary definition of “compassion club”
compassion club
n. a group that provides marijuana as a medicinal aid in defiance of anti-drug laws. Subjects: English, Drugs, Health
Citations:
1995 [Ellen Komp] Usenet: alt.drugs.pot (July 25) “Re: the DEA’s new tactic”: I hear that 30 pounds is about two days supply for the San Francisco Compassion Club, which supplies about 4,000 patients. I thought it sounded like a lot of pot until I heard that. Patients don’t just smoke once in a while—they need it every single day. 1995 Charleston Daily Mail (West Virginia) (Aug. 9) “Drug Arrest Will Not Stop Advocate” (in Providence, Rhode Island) p. P3A: McCormick and his girlfriend were arrested while driving from San Diego to Providence to start a “compassion club” for seriously ill people who use marijuana to dull their pain. 1999 CBC Radio News (Canada) (Mar. 13) “World This Weekend: Program Summary for 14/3/99”: A report on Vancouver’s “Cannabis Compassion Club.” As the Canadian government prepares for clinical trials on the medical use of marijuana, the Club is already openly selling cannabis for medical relief. 2007 Richard Watt Times Colonist (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) (May 24) “Pot challenge gets high-profile help”: The society is one of two organizations in Victoria, and others worldwide, commonly called compassion clubs. These operations supply marijuana for use as medicine to people who show proof of a longstanding incurable medical condition such as HIV/AIDS or Parkinson’s disease.
“Compassion Club” came from the “Compassionate Use Act,” a proposition (known at Prop. 215)that was passed by the voters of California in 1996, allowing for the medical use of marijuana.
by Ellen Komp 21 Jan 08, 0329 GMT
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