Together we have donated over $1 million in cannabis products to 1,000+ cancer patients!
Shelter Project
Open Enrollment: May 1 - June 30, 2025
What is the Shelter Project?
When the Jetty Shelter Project started in 2014, we knew we’d face challenges. And we definitely have! Yet our passion for providing cancer patients with the plant medicine they need remains as strong as ever. Our mission is simple: provide free cannabis products to cancer patients. The program began with one dispensary partner in California. Today we work with dispensaries across California, Colorado, and New York!
Compassionate cannabis began in the ‘90s (Prop 215) with activists like Dennis Peron and Brownie Mary fighting for disenfranchised and marginalized groups. Recipients of this program included chronic and terminally ill patients, people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, and veterans. But when California legalized recreational use (Prop 64), it inadvertently made operating a compassionate cannabis program illegal. A multi-year effort to fix the flaw finally passed in 2019. Our founders actively lobbied for the reform, and our Cannabis For Good tour was instrumental in gathering the signatures needed to pass Senate Bill 34.
Cannabis is medicine, and compassion programs like Shelter Project ensure dignity and relief for those already struggling with so much. So far, the Jetty Shelter Project has helped more than 1,000 people in need. We are continually adding more dispensary partnerships as fast as we can to proudly help more people in need.
Thank you for your continued support, patience, and love.
– Shelter Project Team
Join Shelter Project
The mission of the Shelter Project is to provide free cannabis to those in need.
Operating as a community-service based program, the Shelter Project was created to serve the underserved and severely ill cancer patients in California. Our approach is based on our leadership within the cannabis industry and the ability to leverage and set a precedent for improving and humanizing safe access to medicine.
Shelter Project is available for patients in California, Colorado and New York. Patients receive up to 4gs of cannabis concentrates per month.
Dispensary Partners:
Thank you to our partners who help make Shelter Project happen. Without their partnership and support we would not be able to get free cannabis to patients in need. Thank you to:
- Berkeley Patients Group, Berkeley, CA
- Cornerstone Wellness, Eagle Rock, CA
- Catalyst, Patterson, CA
- Klover, San Diego, CA
- Leiffa, Denver, CO
- Rocky Mountain Cannabis, Naturita, CO
- Buffalo Dreams, Buffalo, NY
- Happy Days, Long Island, NY
Shelter Patient Requirements:
- Must have an active cancer diagnosis
- Must have a valid California or Colorado ID
- Must have a medical marijuana card (MMC or MMRC)
- Must qualify for a government assistance program (SNAP, LEAP/Cal Fresh, cash assistance, disability assistance, etc.)
Open Enrollment Starts May 1st!
We review applications twice a year in June and December. Open enrollment periods are May 1 – June 30 and November 1 to December 31 each year. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance via email.
Enrollment is straight forward, but we are here to help every step of the way. If you have any questions about the program or the status of your enrollment please contact shelteroutreach@jettyextracts.com.