What Veterans Affairs Canada covers
Up to 10 g per day
Veterans may be reimbursed for up to 10 grams per day of dried cannabis, or its equivalent in other forms, at a rate of $6.00 per gram.
Direct billing
Billing goes straight to Medavie Blue Cross, so there is nothing to claim back and nothing to pay up front.
Vaporizer credit
Up to $400 of VAC coverage every three years toward the purchase of a vaporizer.
From sign-up to shelf
Coverage for Canadian veterans runs through Hero Dispatch, our veteran-focused club. Two steps to the craft shelf.
Set up your medical document
Three ways to start, so pick the one that fits you. Whichever you choose, your Hero Dispatch account is created along the way, so there is no separate sign-up.
New medical document
No document yet? Apply through Hero Dispatch and a licensed practitioner handles it. Review takes about two business days.
Transfer from another provider
Registered elsewhere? Fill out a Hero Dispatch transfer form, and we’ll request your document from your current producer.
Bring a blank document to your practitioner
Prefer your own practitioner? Download a blank Health Canada medical document for them to complete and sign.
Get approved and start shopping
Authorization through Medavie Blue Cross can take up to two weeks from the time your K# and medical document are submitted. Once you are approved, the full craft shelf is open to you, billed directly with nothing out of pocket.