Yes. Medical marijuana has been legal in Canada since the year 2000 when a court ruling overturned the prohibition of marijuana for medical purposes. In the past fifteen years, susequent court decisions have forced Health Canada to create or modify federal laws for patients who require access to medical marijuana.

Yes. In fact, since physical storefronts, dispensaries, and retail outlets are not allowed in Canada, orders must be made online or by phone and delivered via secure courier.

The acronym ACMPR stands for Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations. It represents the rules and regulations which are administered by Health Canada surrounding the production and distribution of medical marihuana. The guidelines ensure patients and doctors that the medical marihuana being prescribed has been manufactured in a controlled and regulated environment. Further details about ACMPR can be found by visiting the Health Canada website.

Yes. Under the ACMPR regulations you are capped at possessing either 30 times the daily quantity of dried marijuana indicated by your doctor on your medical document, or 150 grams of dried marijuana, whichever is less. It is illegal to possess or store an amount of dried marijuana that exceeds this quantity.

THCO can connect you with doctors who are knowledgeable about the benefits and uses of medical marijuana, and are able to write prescriptions. However, we cannot influence this process in any way. Only a healthcare professional can prescribe medical marijuana after consultation with you. There are also a number of clinics that specifically cater to medical marijuana, with most offering in-person and online appointments. Find one near you.

Costs for an appointment typically range from $200-$400 and are out-of-pocket expenses borne by the patient.

No, you cannot. However, until March 31, 2015, you may use your Authorization to Possess in place of a medical document to register with a licensed producer under the ACMPR.

Absolutely! THCO was designed to provide patients with access to the best quality medical marijuana for their ailment, regardless of which supplier is responsible for production. We work with several licensed producers to ensure we are able to offer a wide range of strains.

If your medical document is held with THCO you will have access to any strain from any of the licensed producers approved by Health Canada to produce medical marijuana.

While there are no official guidelines on which strains of marijuana are better suited to certain conditions, the THCO website provides extensive patient and doctor feedback which should enable most patients to make a better informed decision on the strain that is right for them.

No, the ACMPR regulations permit only the production and sale of dried marijuana.

Yes. Licensed producers are required to follow Health Canada guidelines to ensure that all standards for quality assurance are met. The technical specifications can be found here. In addition, inspections of licensed producers are conducted by Health Canada to ensure the requirements of the regulations are met.

Presently, medical marijuana is not covered by most health care insurance or provincial health plans. THCO is continually working with industry partners and investing in research to create further awareness of the need to provide insurance coverage for this medicine.

We accept payments via VISA & MasterCard.

Yes, we offer a 25% discount for all orders placed by qualified patients. Qualifying is simple. We just need a copy of your most current statement from the program you are involved with and we will take care of the rest. Click here to apply.

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No. Under the ACMPR, storefronts or retail outlets are not permitted. Patients will receive their medication via courier only.

Your order will be delivered via Canada Post. If you are not at home when the package arrives, standard Canada Post missed delivery guidelines will apply. To learn more about these guidelines please visit the Canada Post website.

Yes, with your doctor’s written consent, he/she is able to receive medical marijuana on your behalf.

The more common spelling is ‘marijuana’, however the ACMPR, and the correct legal name are spelt with an ‘h’.

No, you are not obligated to review your purchase, however we strongly encourage it. Accurate reviews of products purchased from licensed producers enables patients, doctors, and producers to all benefit from high quality consumer feedback.

No additional paperwork is required above and beyond what you would currently issue today for a medical marijuana prescription. In addition, the entire end-to-end process of prescription creation and fulfillment is accelerated as we do not rely on the postal system for the transmission of the required Medical Document.

The THCO system uses industry leading security protocols. All database fields are encrypted with the MD5+SHA hasing algorith, and we use two-phase authentication in order to login and issue prescriptions. In the unlikely event of a security breach, all data is unreadable by any THCO employee or hacker.

Patients will need to acquire their original medical document from their current licensed producer in order to register on the THCO system.

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Once your account with THCO has been setup and a payment method established you can begin receiving payments as frequently as every week. Payment can be received via either cheque or electronic funds transfer.

Once registered with THCO, your account manager will walk you through the process of loading your inventory into our system. This is typically a fairly quick process and involves a couple of manual and automated steps.

You are free to set your own price at the time your inventory is loaded into our system. You may also modify these prices at any time through your customized licensed producer portal.

THCO charges a 15% commission to all licensed producers on all before-tax sales amounts. If you don’t sell anything, we don’t get paid either.

Patient prescriptions can always be accessed through your customized licensed producer portal.

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