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The VICS

The Vancouver Island Compassion Society is a non-profit group dedicated to supplying affordable, medical-grade cannabis to patients throughout Victoria and Vancouver Island and to promote research into the use of medicinal marijuana, THC, and other cannabinoids.

Many people suffering from incurable diseases in the greater Victoria area currently use cannabis to alleviate their conditions, yet until now there has been no official organization in place to ensure the safety and quality of their medication, to monitor use, or to track patient welfare. The VICS has been founded to undertake this important public service.

This will allow for a more consistent source of medicine for members of the society as well as creating a safe, professional atmosphere for the distribution and monitoring of medicinal cannabis and other natural therapies.

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Who can join the VICS?

There is irrefutable medical evidence that cannabis can alleviate symptoms of the following conditions:

Nausea and vomiting associated with cancer and HIV/AIDS therapies.
Wasting Syndrome: to stimulate appetite and produce weight gain in HIV/AIDS and cancer patients.
Multiple Sclerosis: for the relief of muscle pain and spasms.
Epilepsy: to help reduce the frequency of epileptic seizures.
Glaucoma: to lower intra-ocular pressure.
Hepatitis C: to alleviate pain, itching and fatigue; to help with treatment.
Fybromyalgia: to alleviate chronic muscle aches and fatigue.

The VICS will register applicants with a valid medical doctors recommendation for cannabis use. As there is much anecdotal evidence that the symptoms of other conditions can be treated with cannabis use, (chronic pain syndrome, spasticity disorders...) the VICS will also register anyone with a valid medical recommendation for cannabis use for conditions other than the seven listed above.

Constitution

The purposes of the Vancouver Island Compassion Society are:

To treat those with legitimate medical needs using herbal and homeopathic therapies on a members-only basis.
To provide a safe, friendly, professional atmosphere for herbal treatments and homeopathic therapies on prescription from a licensed medical doctor or a certified naturopath.
To raise funds and accept donations to encourage and participate in research into all aspects of therapeutic uses of medicinal cannabis and other herbal remedies.
To provide information about and access to safe, natural therapies.

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The VICS

Forms

Who can join the VICS?

Constitution

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