South Carolina Compassionate Care Alliance

Name

South Carolina Compassionate Care Alliance

Legal name

South Carolina Compassionate Care Alliance

Website

https://sccompassion.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Cannabis Advocacy and Education

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Consumer Rights & Public Interest Advocacy (BPAGAFAK)

Keywords

• Medical cannabis advocacy
• Cannabis education programs
• Patient advocacy services
• Cannabis policy reform
• Healthcare nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Greenville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations: The organization accepts direct donations at various levels ($10, $25, $50, $100, $250, $500) to support website maintenance, printed materials, interviews, and email communications.
2. Facebook Fundraising: Supporters can create Facebook fundraisers to raise awareness and funds for the organization.
3. Merchandise Sales: The organization sells merchandise including 'Medical Cannabis Is Medical Freedom' t-shirts for $25, with proceeds supporting operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

South Carolina Compassionate Care Alliance is a nonprofit advocacy organization that educates South Carolinians about medical cannabis and lobbies for legislative reform. It delivers a free online cannabis education course, publishes news and informational content on cannabis medicine and policy, sells branded advocacy merchandise, and mobilizes patient/family advocates to engage legislators on bills such as the South Carolina Compassionate Care Act (S423).

Product overview

South Carolina Compassionate Care Alliance is a non-profit medical marijuana education organization that provides free educational resources and advocacy for medical cannabis legislation. The organization offers a free online course on cannabis education, publishes informational content about medical marijuana legislation and health benefits, and sells branded merchandise to support advocacy efforts. The primary offerings are educational content and advocacy services rather than a traditional software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Introduction to Cannabis for South Carolinians

Quantifiable outcome

• 72% of South Carolina residents support allowing medical cannabis (2018 Benchmark Research poll)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Mason Law FirmminorOthersCharleston-based personal injury and trial litigation law firm with 30+ years of experience. Listed as a Patient Advocate partner on the SCCCA website.
• Marijuana Policy ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational cannabis policy organization. Content produced in collaboration with SCCCA and CSC Health. Provides policy expertise and advocacy resources.
• CSC HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare policy organization. Co-producer of medical cannabis educational materials with SCCCA.
• Americans For ProsperitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConservative advocacy organization. Candace Carroll, State Director, spoke at State House press conference supporting S423 legislation.
• South Carolina Nurses AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState nursing association. Teshieka K. Curtis-Pugh, MSN, RN, CMSRN, RN-BC, NPD, CRRN, Executive Director, spoke at State House press conference.
• Farm to PharmminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDaniel Brundrick, RPh, CEO, spoke at State House press conference representing the cannabis industry perspective.
• Americans for Safe Access (ASA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading national medical cannabis advocacy organization. Leads the Safe Access Now campaign for CJS Amendment protections. Provides advocacy resources and coordination.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Last Prisoner Project: Cannabis criminal justice reform nonprofit; comparable as a policy-driven nonprofit in the broader cannabis advocacy ecosystem, with partial overlap in mission around rights and reform.

Direct peers

• Patients Out of Time: Medical cannabis patient and professional education nonprofit; directly comparable as a patient-focused organization providing education and advocacy around therapeutic cannabis use.
• Realm of Caring: Nonprofit providing cannabinoid therapy education, research, and patient support; comparable as a cannabis-focused education and patient advocacy organization serving families with chronic conditions.
• Americans for Safe Access: National medical cannabis patient advocacy organization and confirmed SCCCA partner; directly comparable as a medical-cannabis-focused advocacy nonprofit providing patient education and legislative reform support.

Broad incumbents

• Drug Policy Alliance: National drug policy reform nonprofit; comparable as an advocacy organization pushing legislative reform, but with broader scope beyond cannabis and a national lobbying footprint.
• Marijuana Policy Project: National cannabis policy organization and confirmed SCCCA partner; comparable as a policy advocacy nonprofit working on state-level medical cannabis legalization, but operates at national scale across all 50 states.
• NORML: National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws; a foundational cannabis policy advocacy group comparable to SCCCA's mission but with national scope, longer history, and lobbying infrastructure SCCCA lacks.

Regional players

• Georgia's HOPE (Georgia Medical Cannabis Foundation): Georgia-based medical cannabis patient access advocacy group; comparable as a regional nonprofit advocating for medical cannabis legislation in a neighboring restrictive Southern state.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/officialsccca
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/SCCompassionateCareAlliance
• Facebookfacebook.com/OfficialSCCCA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sc-compassionate-care-alliance

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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