DCHP-2

compassion club DCHP-2 (October 2016)

• n. — Urban culture

  a community-based, non-profit organization which dispenses medical marijuana, either free or at discounted prices.

  Type: 5. Frequency — The term is used predominantly in Canada (see Chart 1). Canada's oldest and largest organization, the British Columbia Compassion Club, was founded in 1997 and has provided the model for other clubs across Canada (see the first 1997 quotation). See also BCCCS reference.
  See also COD-2, s.v. "compassion club", which is marked "Cdn".