Bristol Cannabis Social Club

The South West of England has always held a special place in our hearts; the beautiful rolling countryside, gorgeous coastline and prehistoric monuments make it a great place to visit. Awesome scenery aside another big draw to the South West is its laid back almost ‘hippy-esque’ cannabis scene, some of the best companies in the industry are based in that part of the country. So, when we got an email from the newly formed Bristol Cannabis Club inviting us for a chat, we didn’t have to think twice about heading down to see them.

The South West of England has always held a special place in our hearts; the beautiful rolling countryside, gorgeous coastline and prehistoric monuments make it a great place to visit. Awesome scenery aside another big draw to the South West is its laid back almost ‘hippy-esque’ cannabis scene, some of the best companies in the industry are based in that part of the country. So, when we got an email from the newly formed Bristol Cannabis Club inviting us for a chat, we didn’t have to think twice about heading down to see them.

We spoke to Jo from the club to see what he had to say…

SSUK: Guys, thanks very much for taking part in this interview. Please tell us a bit about your club.
Bristol Cannabis Club started as a Facebook page on 1st May 2012, as part of the UK Cannabis Social Clubs initiative, the page passed through several groups of admins until finally becoming a functioning club with its first meeting at the end of May this year 

Why did you decide to start the club?
The current group of admins came together because of their mutual interest and passion in both cannabis and cannabis law reform, and a common desire to drive change to the current system and laws and provide a point for patients who use cannabis as medicine to be able to source information and education.

How does your club differ from the other UK Cannabis Social Clubs? We’ve heard that you’re currently fundraising for community projects?
Many of our club members are keen horticulturists and part of our current fundraising proceeds will be dedicated to supporting a local community garden project in Bristol, helping to provide fresh produce. We are also raising funds to be able to contribute towards the cost of patients traveling to Spain for therapeutic treatments. 

Tell us a bit about your members. Is there a ‘typical’ type of member?
No not really, our members come from all walks of life, including an Infrastructure Manager, Sales Manager, Rope Access Technician, Care Home Manager, Medical Herbalist, Senior Analyst, Students, Quality Control Technicians, house wives and gardeners.

What sort of activities do you organise for members and how often do they take place?
We organise monthly public social evenings in a local pub or community centre in the St Pauls and Easton areas of the city, where people can relax and chat with other likeminded individuals. The club admins meet in a private location every 2 to 3 weeks to work on our future plans and website. We held a Feed the Birds evening which we organised with help from Finn and a cannabis information picnic on The Downs, Clifton on August 16th which attracted a large crowd of people, and we were able to raise funds by raffling items donated by UK Skunkworks and Tangy Gifts of Bristol. 

Our next public event is a Fright Night party on Friday 31st October at our regular venue at The Prince of Wales, St Pauls, Bristol from 8pm

How can our readers who are local to you join the club? Does it cost to join?
Local readers can attend any of our public events, details can be found on our Facebook page, website www.bristolcannabisclub.uk or email info@bristolcannabisclub.uk We also have a mailing list which people can sign up to by registering their interest via our email address.

Bristol Cannabis Club is not currently charging membership fees, and will not start to do so until we have membership packages available and the systems in place to provide a secure and regular membership service. Until this service is ready we are raising funds by raffling items donated by local and national allied businesses. The main raffle prize available for our Christmas party in December is in the photo below. Tickets for the party and raffle will be available shortly through our website.  

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