Mission, Vision and Core Values
MISSION: Our mission is to provide high quality
medicinal cannabis and other natural health care services,
promoting a holistic approach to healing and living.
VISION: We envision a world in which Cannabis and
other natural therapies are readily accessible and socially
supported. They will be legally protected and regulated in a manner
that is consistent with the highest standard of care. Those who
use, produce and distribute these medicines will be free from
legal, social and political sanctions. We will each take
responsibility for our individual, collective and environmental
health while honouring the diversity in each other and in the
natural world.
CORE VALUES: The work we do at the BC Compassion
Club Society and the services we provide are a reflection of these
core values:
Compassion.
Compassion has called us to engage in civil disobedience
because the current laws fail to make medicinal marijuana available
for those in need. Cannabis is an important therapeutic plant that
must be readily accessible. Cannabis provides effective relief for
persons living with critical and chronic illnesses. Cannabis is
also an effective harm reduction tool.
Diversity.
The diversity of humans, plants and animals
is a vital component of health. We honour the diversity in each
other and in the natural world. Diversity is embodied by our staff,
board, and members. The diversity in cannabis and other plants is
the key to their efficacy. We provide and advocate for access to a
wide variety of cannabis strains, methods of delivery and models of
distribution. We do not engage in research that involves animal
testing, nor would lead to patenting of life forms.
Empowerment
. The individual is the primary authority when it comes to
making personal healthcare decisions, including the decision to use
Cannabis medicinally. The individual must also have the right to
produce their own medicine and access it in a manner that best
meets their needs. Empowerment encourages the individual to take
control of his or her own healing
Natural Health Care.
Natural therapies are an effective
alternative or compliment to allopathic medicine. Natural therapies
must be available to everyone who would choose to make them part of
a healthy lifestyle--not just to those who can afford them.
Alternative Solutions
. We provide Cannabis and other natural therapies because
they are important alternatives to some of the potentially harmful
tools of allopathic medicine. We utilize consensus decision-making
as an alternative to hierarchical structures because consensus
empowers the individual and the community. We serve as a working
model of these alternative solutions.
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