Conceptualizing ‘cannabis harm reduction’: lessons learned from cannabis compassion clubs and medical dispensaries in British Columbia (Canada)

Table 3 Characteristics of participants with operational experience (n = 15)

	n (%)
Type of access point(s)*
Compassion club**	8 (53%)
Medical dispensary	7 (47%)
Type of role*
Founder or co-founder	6 (40%)
Management or leadership	10 (67%)
Governance (e.g., board of directors)	2 (13%)
Frontline staff or volunteer	10 (67%)
Grower	5 (33%)
Producer (e.g., edibles, oils, baked goods)	3 (20%)
Other: advocacy	1 (7%)
Years of experience in cannabis field
5–9 years	3 (20%)
10–19 years	3 (20%)
> 20 years	9 (60%)

*Select all that apply questions. Some people with direct experience reported experience with more than one type of access point. Some also reported experience in multiple roles. ** Here, the term compassion club encompasses designated compassion clubs and other access points that had opted for a different designation (e.g., buyers club, compassion society, etc.) but operated like a compassion club as defined in Table 1

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